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    osborne macharia Stories

    In Conversation with Osborne Macharia: 'There is no excuse to creating sub-standard work just because it’s from ‘Africa’.'
    Arts + Culture
    08 July 2019

    In Conversation with Osborne Macharia: 'There is no excuse to creating sub-standard work just because it’s from ‘Africa’.'

    The Kenyan photographer talks about his Afrofuturistic photoshoot for Africa's biggest horse racing and fashion event—the Durban July.

    Osborne Macharia Introduces the 3 Blind Elders of Wakanda In Exclusive 'Black Panther' Artwork
    Art
    22 February 2018

    Osborne Macharia Introduces the 3 Blind Elders of Wakanda In Exclusive 'Black Panther' Artwork

    The Kenyan visual artist was commissioned by Marvel to create original artwork for the film.

    Watch Blinky Bill, Nneka & Osborne Macharia's Afrofuturist Video For 'No Touch Am'
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    18 December 2017

    Watch Blinky Bill, Nneka & Osborne Macharia's Afrofuturist Video For 'No Touch Am'

    The video tells the story of 3 Hausa herbal men and animal charmers from the Northern State of Katsina in Nigeria, turned stylish protectors of the forest.

    Video: Meet the Kenyan Photographer Behind Hip-Hop Grandpas and Female Freedom Fighters
    Photos
    27 September 2017

    Video: Meet the Kenyan Photographer Behind Hip-Hop Grandpas and Female Freedom Fighters

    Kenyan photographer Osborne Macharia opens up in this video about the inspiration behind his jaw dropping photo projects.

    This Photo Series Documents a Group of Female Circumcisers Turned Fashion Mentors
    Popular
    09 March 2017

    This Photo Series Documents a Group of Female Circumcisers Turned Fashion Mentors

    Osborne Macharia's latest photo series, Magadi, honors the Kenyan women who abandoned their practice of female circumsicion to become fashion mentors for young girls in their community.

    Osborne Macharia on Honoring Kenya’s Female Freedom Fighters with Opulent Hair
    Photos
    25 January 2017

    Osborne Macharia on Honoring Kenya’s Female Freedom Fighters with Opulent Hair

    We catch up with Kenyan photographer Osborne Macharia on his inspiration behind his photo series, KIPIPIRI 4.

    Meet Osborne Macharia’s Club of Elite Little People Fighters
    Arts + Culture
    18 July 2016

    Meet Osborne Macharia’s Club of Elite Little People Fighters

    Digital photographer Osborne Macharia tackles dwarfism, often stigmatized in Kenya, in his latest conceptual editorial.

    Check Out This Kenyan Collective of Eccentric Hip-Hop Grandpas
    Arts + Culture
    02 June 2016

    Check Out This Kenyan Collective of Eccentric Hip-Hop Grandpas

    Kenyan digital photographer Osborne Macharia does it again with his editorial follow-up to Kenya’s League of Extraordinary Grannies.

    This Extravagant League Of Kenyan Grannies Is The Ultimate In #SquadGoals
    Fashion + Beauty
    09 March 2016

    This Extravagant League Of Kenyan Grannies Is The Ultimate In #SquadGoals

    Kenyan photographer Osborne Macharia is about to break the internet with his photos of retro grannies bringing straight fire to Somalia.

    Afro-Juba: Osborne Macharia On His Kenyan Schoolyard Game-Inspired Photo Series
    News
    08 April 2015

    Afro-Juba: Osborne Macharia On His Kenyan Schoolyard Game-Inspired Photo Series

    Nairobi-based photographer Osborne Macharia speaks on his Kenyan schoolyard game-inspired conceptual photo series, 'Afro-Juba.'

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