Photography is my life. One of the most powerful tools in the world is a camera, it has been used to bring down dictators, change society and influence change. I strive to create vibrant, interesting and unusual images of the world we live. My life mantra is ‘living my life to make a difference” and l make the difference through my work as a social documentary photographer.

Amidst the violence that followed the 2007 election in Kenya, l falsified my identity and risked my life to photograph the atrocities my countrymen were inflicting on one another.

In 2009 l disrupted a live, nationally broadcast presidential speech to protest the violent political system. I was beaten and arrested.

"Your photography is absolutely stunning and tells an important and powerful story for the world to hear", Hillary Clinton, the USA Secretary of State said in a 2009 letter she wrote to me.

My work has appeared in virtually all the important newspapers in the world. I have been named the CNN Africa Photojournalist of the year 2008 and 2010 among many other awards.

I am a TED FELLOW and the founder of Picha Mtaani, a UN-funded initiative that focuses on reconciliation through photographic exhibitions and debate.

I am currently working on establishing Picture Power as an online platform that will use photography as a catalyst for social change across Africa and beyond.