Kenyan
Amunga Esuchi wins the Commonwealth Photography Competition
In another first for
Kenya, a Kenyan photographer Amunga Eshuchi has won the prestigious 2016 Commonwealth Photography Competition. The
competition sought to showcase and celebrate the beauty and
individuality exhibited by each person living in the
Commonwealth.
For one to take part in
the competition, one had to be a citizen of a Commonwealth member country, the
photograph must have been taken in a Commonwealth member country and one could
only submit one photo hence you had to choose your best work.
The photo which won him
the prestigious award was a photo of a Maasai man playing cricket on the plains
of Doldol. If you had checked out the Safaricom calendar for the year 2015 you
would have seen this image taken during the Capture Kenya campaign. The photo
was aptly titled ‘Batting Moran”.
The caption for the photo
read: “No sport tells of our collective history like cricket. It’s a sport
taught in every land that Her Majesty’s Royal Fleet landed. Even in the dusty
plains of Doldol, Kenya. Maasai warriors have learnt the game and now travel
the world playing in their traditional regalia. So cricket is used, not just to
promote community through sport but also to use that platform to raise
awareness on social issues from their community, growing a more inclusive,
knowledgeable Commonwealth.” Being that the photo was selected from more than
300 entries, Amunga’s win was by no means a mean feat.
He was awarded 1,000
pounds and was declared the grand prize winner and regional winner for Africa.
His photo will be displayed alongside an impressive line-up of powerful images
from regional winners and finalists at an exhibition at Commonwealth
headquarters in London throughout 2016. All winning photographs will also
feature in a new Commonwealth calendar for 2017. How about that!!
In another first for
Kenya, a Kenyan photographer Amunga Eshuchi has won the prestigious 2016 Commonwealth Photography Competition. The
competition sought to showcase and celebrate the beauty and
individuality exhibited by each person living in the
Commonwealth.
For one to take part in
the competition, one had to be a citizen of a Commonwealth member country, the
photograph must have been taken in a Commonwealth member country and one could
only submit one photo hence you had to choose your best work.
The photo which won him
the prestigious award was a photo of a Maasai man playing cricket on the plains
of Doldol. If you had checked out the Safaricom calendar for the year 2015 you
would have seen this image taken during the Capture Kenya campaign. The photo
was aptly titled ‘Batting Moran”.
The caption for the photo
read: “No sport tells of our collective history like cricket. It’s a sport
taught in every land that Her Majesty’s Royal Fleet landed. Even in the dusty
plains of Doldol, Kenya. Maasai warriors have learnt the game and now travel
the world playing in their traditional regalia. So cricket is used, not just to
promote community through sport but also to use that platform to raise
awareness on social issues from their community, growing a more inclusive,
knowledgeable Commonwealth.” Being that the photo was selected from more than
300 entries, Amunga’s win was by no means a mean feat.
He was awarded 1,000
pounds and was declared the grand prize winner and regional winner for Africa.
His photo will be displayed alongside an impressive line-up of powerful images
from regional winners and finalists at an exhibition at Commonwealth
headquarters in London throughout 2016. All winning photographs will also
feature in a new Commonwealth calendar for 2017. How about that!!
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