Cross
Oaxaca, Mexico. For “Off For A Family Drive” book. Work in progress . Follow on IG Stories
S/O
A shoutout for my local friends here in the Outer Banks NC. I sat down at home last week with the “Bokeh Bros”., Rich Coleman and Ryan Mosser, @bokeh_bros for an interview . See link in their profile to hear the podcast. They are both photographers here and do podcasts on photographers and other creatives. …
Bathing
To close out my week, here is a favourite photo of my two specials. Thank you for hanging out this week, I have appreciated every single comment and like. If you want to see more, come and follow me at @chieskafortunesmith Cheers everyone. đž
Party in Nairobi
Nairobi 2004. My photo essay about a new Africa for NatGeo Magazine. At a Nairobi party a 23-year-old lawyer, Khadija Hassan Kanyare, stands ready to make a difference. “My grandparents had to put up with colonialism,” says Hassan Kanyare. “Now we have to put up with with dictators who bully and berate people who have …
Throwback 2
Retro: From my photo essay on Nairobi in 2004. “I like school,â says 11-year-old Mary Akinya, smiling shyly in her Sunday best just after church in Kibera. âI like reading in Kiswahili [Swahili].â Chances are, Mary wouldnât be attending school except that Kenyaâs newly elected government introduced free primary school education in 2003. About 1.7 …