KENYA'S GREATEST PHOTOGRAPHERS AT A GLANCE----- Ben Muthee
He gave at least three of my pals a chance to appear on the salon magazine for their awesome hairdo.Even when he is so far from the country he offered to be featured in this blog's interview.We ended up sending him questionnaires to make it happen
We must say he is a man with a golden heart
He's worked with Kenya'shttps://www.facebook.com/BenMutheephotography greatest media personalities and super models. I won't reveal everything but I'll give you a chance to see what he had to say about his whole journey as a photographer
NAME------
Benson n.muthee ,/fb Ben muthee photography
HOW DID YOU GET STARTED-------
I started in 2003 in high school,but started big time in print media in 2007,at height of chaos of elections
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE SO FAR AS A PHOTOGRAPHER THAT MAKE YOU DIFFERENT--------
what I have done so far is investing in education and nice cam gears. international I have worked for Marie Claire UK,Australia ad dolly teen magazine,Australia,locally in Kenya I worked for SALON MAGAZINE for 5years,and PARENT MAGAZINE for 1year before relocating to Birmingham Alabama USA.
ANY CHALLENGES,,,,,the greatest challenge was buying equipment photography is expensive,and people who don't value your input,
GREATEST DREAMS------ i would really like to open a photography school in Kenya right now i am studying movie production using DSLR CAMERA,
ANY ICONS?
they are many photographers I look up to,but my main inspirations are from Jason Christopher of Los Angeles who guides me thru many projects ad locally bobby pall of village market any
ANY ADVICE
advice to young people follow your passion not money,although it's take time to create a name be patient,money will follow later,success don't come over nite
Plus if your want to make it big time choose 1or 2 genre of photography ad master them,e.g wedding,fashion,nature,sports,
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