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Ibrahim Rashid Otieno
Documentary Photographer | Traveler | Storyteller

A  fine- art and documentary  photographer based in Nairobi Kenya, He is the CEO and the Founder of  Eastlando photography . He started pursuing his passion for photography at the early age of 19yrs old back then in 2016, he was using his dad’s camera Sony cyber -shot DSC w810 digital camera in taking family photos and landscape photos. He later bought his first DSLR Camera Nikon D90 and started off his professional photography early in 2020.   His works explore documentation, artistry, focusing on concepts of development challenges and advancement in various urban and rural communities. His inspiration is based on stories concerning vulnerable and marginalized people i.e. children, women, the elderly, and the impoverished who are striving to improve their living despite various circumstances within their respective communities.

His ambition is to impact young youths who are aspiring to become photographers by creating a platform where he will be sharing ideas with them and enabling them to perfect their photography skills through the lens and become great photographers in way they can be able to tell their own stories and what’s going on in their communities through photographs.

AWARDS
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Agora awards nominate as the first price winner for peace 2020 awards
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Cultures of Resistance Award (CoR Award) in 2022