I can trace all these back to 2014 when I got the first drought and poverty. I try to show the humane side camera to play with courtesy of my elder sibling who of Africa as well as going ahead to merge some nos- invested and bought the first camera to the house. talgic feel to it. I believe that that’s what’s made my Due to my increased interest in photography, I took it work stand out and has made me amass an interna- upon myself to up-skill and learn more on how to use tional following as these audiences want to see what the camera- most importantly the manual feature. really goes on in an African setting and the unique- ness that I bring to the table that’s settling when they I’d occasionally carry the camera to school to take look at my bodies of work. pictures of my friend’s portraits for any applications they had going on and make an extra buck while at What is this project about and who did you collabo- it. I also got to meet other individuals with an eye rate with? for creativity on where we’d do low budget editorial shoots which set us on the right path to tread in as The project is an ode to watch craftsmanship and they later grew into notable creative team going by how it influenced the late 80’s fashion sense & life- the name of Urbanpitchaz. styles of these watch enthusiasts- with the project’s title being ‘Fundi wa Saa’ which translates to Watch As time progressed in uni and I upskilled, I got en- maker/ watch repairer. trusted in several programs such as Kenya Model of United Nations under the comms dept- most notably We decided to go four decades back in time and being awarded as the best member of press for the bring the nostalgic feel and set to full circle by incor- 16th Chapter and as they say the rest is history- and porating the styling of the late 80s courtesy of Vart also what’s led to where I currently am. KE who did the styling for the project and Moham- med Ayieko who reached out to me with the actual What inspires you? concept with the intention of bringing this concept to life and actualizing it in the best way possible. A lot of things inspire me. Most importantly I’m in- We thoughtfully formed a team that compromised of spired by the interrelationships between our African Mohammed Ayieko, Tracy Manja & Vincent Nyere- traditions, beliefs and ways of life. To only know that re who were the muses, Smallz Visuals & Odimwa this can be experienced in Africa is a flex in itself. who were the Gaffers and Maulid Owino who han- dled Behind the scenes into creating a body of work I get inspired by our daily activities and try as much that has traversed far and wide getting international as I can to show the authenticity in all my bodies recognition. of work. To show that indeed Africa is beautiful and there’s more to what meets the eye than the stale It was also an opportunity for us to showcase the narrative international media always tries so hard craftsmanship of Mutua- the watch repairer who let to showcase which includes stories of war, famine, us use his space- and showcase to this generation 50nd3k4 194 50nd3k4 195 50nd3k4 195