African Photo Magazine To Launch

House of Photography will be launching the African Photo Magazine on the 16th of April in partnership with BAKE (Bloggers Association of Kenya) at the Nailab. The African Photo Magazine is a quarterly digital publication that seeks to capture the new voices that are evident in the field of photography in the continent.

Photography has come a long way since the days when black and white photos were all that the past generations could get. Photos at that time, and indeed up to more recent times, could mostly only be taken by commercial photographers. Photography as a field has since progressed to a point where our memories can now be captured and stored digitally.

African photography in particular started its journey not too long after the invention of the art form in Europe in the mid-1800’s. What however, made photography in Africa so unique was that the early practitioners were not African and neither was the subject matter being produced done for the local African audience. However, in the last decade or so, a new wind has been sweeping the continent, and the world of photography is not being left behind. African photographers are now behind the lens and telling their own story.

Africa Photo Magazine is to be a collaborative endeavour with various industry practitioners contributing to each quarterly digital issue. Key to this effort is support from the Ministry of Planning and Devolution whose aim is to set a firm foundation for the growth of this young industry. This digital publication is one such avenue.

The launch will be at the Nailab on 16th April from 6pm and will be graced by the CS for Ministry of Devolution and Planning, Anne Waiguru who will be the keynote speaker. To attend the launch, please register here.