November 15, 2019
Students from Inua Mimi Rescue Centre (IMRC), in partnership with Photo Start, recently held a Student Photography Exhibition dubbed ‘Kibera Kids: A.I. – See the Future,’. The exhibition ran from 22nd – 26th July 2019, at Alliance Française, Nairobi, in the central bus...
November 11, 2019
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No, not that kind of rat!
You see, we have been at Inua Mimi Rescue Center for almost three years now, and in that time the kids have learned photography practically (which, in my humble opinion, is the best way to learn), taken some amazing photos and even held 3 exhi...
October 30, 2019
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At Photo Start, we love visitors and recently we were very fortunate to have a veteran Zambian journalist come visit. Nkole Nkole, a human interest journalist was recently in the country and decided to visit us at the Inua Mimi Rescue Centre photography classes. She ha...
October 25, 2019
In January 2019, Photo Start started a new partnership with a wonderful partner, St. Mary’s Education Center in Silanga, Kibera. The partnership started off strong from the very beginning with the full support of the Center’s co-founder, Mr. Stephen Nzusa. The students...
October 25, 2019
It is always a pleasure when a photographer comes to spend time with the students who are going through our photography program. This past week, 23rd and 24th October, we had Sarah Sunday, a 21-year-old budding documentary photographer who went through the Photo Start...
October 25, 2019
For the first time, Photo Start will be presenting at the PhotoPlus Expo 2019 edition in New York. In the past we have been attending as visitors but this year the PhotoPlus Expo organizers have generously donated booth number 264 to Photo Start. We are so proud to be...
June 14, 2019
May 28, 2019
Hello friends and supporters of Photo Start!
We are very pleased that our program continues to delight the children, and continues to provide value to our program partners. We are very excited to announce that we now have six program partners across Kenya and South Afr...
February 8, 2019
2019 is flying by! It is already February and we have done so much.
We have received new donations from great new supporters like Alien Skin Software, Topaz Labs, Adva Soft, Infinite Color and Aputure Lights. New creative software will allow our organization to expand...
November 26, 2018
It has been a banner year for the students engaged in Photo Start workshops. We have helped our partners host exhibitions, gain media attention, taken field trips that are experiences of a lifetime. We have had students featured in the New York Times and one of our ex-...
October 22, 2018
We want to continue to thank all of our donors and sponsors for the amazing support!
Over the last quarter, we have accepted over 100 digital cameras, and more come every week. When we receive donations, we ensure that the cameras are working, have power, and can be r...
December 20, 2017
December 13, 2017
Our students in Kibera have been hard at work! One of them, Purity Adhiambo, has been a fantastic student and has progressed so much in the short time she’s been with Photo Start, that we decided to submit photos of her in action to the Dadas Lead Art Contest. This con...
December 6, 2017
After an incredibly successful pilot in Cape Town this fall, we are so excited to announce that we are going to be working there permanently starting this January! We will begin a full-time course at Monte Cristo Miqlat (MCM), where we launched our initial pilot. The c...
November 28, 2017
TODAY IS THE DAY!!! It’s #GivingTuesday and we could not be more excited!
#GivingTuesday started in 2012 as a response to Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The holidays have traditionally been a time to give to those in need and share the love, but these days turn the focu...