Jacques Nkinzingabo in the News :: Rwanda: Places & Faces of Kigali – Street Photography with Yakubu ( Jacques Nkinzingabo )
Jacques Nkinzingabo in the News :: Rwanda: Places & Faces of Kigali – Street Photography with Yakubu ( Jacques Nkinzingabo )
Prior to my arrival in Kigali, I decided to explore the urban city through photography under the direction of Yakubu, a professional photographer. I booked a 3hr street photography session with Yakubu via Vayando for $25.Vayando is a website where you can book different interactive experiences that connects Curious Travelers with Micro-Entrepreneurs in Emerging Economies Around the World.
The Photographer
Yakubu was born and raised in the land of thousand hills. His work focuses on environmental and living conditions over time, especially of socially isolated groups. He realized that although photography is a growing business not many Rwandan photographers are interested in capturing their country. He currently works with several local and international magazines, websites and different NGOs in Rwanda. Yakubu wants to represent Rwanda in different art festivals and exhibitions, create his own gallery and organize his own international festival of photography. He received a BFA from Lesley Institute of Art and Design in Boston and now works as a freelance photographer based in Kigali.
My Street Photography Session
My photography day started at 9am on a Sunday at the Kigali City Tower in the commercial area of Kigali. There wasn’t much hustle and bustle to photograph in this area, so we decided to walk around and boy did we walk! When they say Rwanda is a place of a thousand hills. I felt I climbed every single one of them during our exploration, but it was good fun:)
When you see pictures of Kigali, it is normally the glitzy side of things. Here are some great shots taken along the way, which was predominately centred around people on the street and chance encounters. This might provide you an insight into the interesting everyday life in Kigali. Enjoy.
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