F.O.M.O King ... photographer... educator... building performance specialist... disc jockey.. point guard.. architect... programmer... jack of all trades
3 years ago I picked up a camera and started chasing a dream to create new perspectives, experience life and the world through photography. It’s been such great creative journey that has led me to who I am Today.
#notacameraman
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@Mr_JNK
I have a mouthful of stories about my travels in Central Africa but my most recent trip to Cameroon was a funny tale that enlightened and humbled me at the same time
Long THREAD alert
Dolwe island, Lake Victoria
Probably Uganda’s best kept secret
My oh my… I have a lot to say about it
Firstly getting there:
It’s not your average trip to an island like kalangala because it’s quite far…
LONG THREAD ALERT
This was one long sleepless night on the shores of lake Victoria in masaka waiting for the weather to be nice for a few minutes so I can get a glimpse of the night sky… Here’s the Milky Way galaxy in one of the few 10minute windows I had that night.
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Ladies and gentlemen
I woke up at 6:30 am on a hangover, drove 26km on a dusty road to capture this photograph… sat through multiple trials to get a good composition… came back all muddy and dirty and you just crop out my logo to serve your interests
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This KFC rice pack is actually not bad like some of you expressed… it just needs to get bigger, add fries, 2pieces of chicken, salads, kachumbari, a slice of chapati, liver, juice and a pork skewer…
then I will buy it again
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Very Uncultured
The hardest part of astrophotography is making the decision to bring the camera out, raising it to the dark oblivion of the sky, believing, by those actions, that, whatever you find there, is going to be good.
I took this shot from the famous hill in Nkozi
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After braving through mosquitoes, the cold and two days of failed attempts... I finally got the shot I was looking for
This is the Milky Way galaxy as seen from Kayabwe
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#weconnectug
In a nutshell
If you’re looking for a getaway from the ordinary getaways, this is your best bet… nothing fancy, it’s just you, your fomo for adventure, your low expectations 😂 and the beauty of the earth… nothing else
Some catholic friend of mine fell in hole and when we came to rescue him we found 3 other holes and weren’t sure which one he was… so we just shouted
“Philip, …. oli mu katuli ki?”
Sun was rising fast and I was still climbing rocks and composing my shot, by the time I got to the top, I spent more time gazing and nearly forgot why I was even up there 😂
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#dolweisland
I am a different type of happy today
My work featured in ETHOS magazine
One day it will be National Geographic or Times magazine
So help me God 🙏🏽!!!
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I don’t think you know amanyi gakifuba until you meet this guy
This guy single handedly caned the whole school in one sitting because some chic laughed during prayers at assembly
Namugongo kiboks were that free
I have to say Burna Boy last night was straight 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Nairobi was NOT ready for that performance
I have forgiven him for club megafest of 2014
After getting lost twice, busting my car’s exhaust on the bad road and sliding through the mud to get here, I got the shots my fomo was dying for 😃
This is Itanda falls,
Jinja’s best kept secret
Let me adorn your spaces with some
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I drove 490km, sat out 2 rainy overcast days to get this, but you take my hard earned work, crop out my watermark, zero credit and use it to promote your tourism business… cynical
@JumiaUG
do you guys do any due diligence on these restaurants 🤦🏾♂️
I ordered a hotdog and these guys literally stuffed a sausage in an ntake bun and sent it to me in a kavera
But I have suffered eh!
People say photography is stupid
You sell your kidney for a camera, drive 100s of miles on treacherous roads often alone, hike in desolate places, eat food out of a bag, wake up at ungodly hours, all just to take ONE photo
I’d say it’s the best thing in the world
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I think I made it in life
I got married to the best woman in the world in the same year that
1. Steph curry won his 4th championship with a finals MVP
2. Messi won the World Cup in the toughest best WC EVER… 🐐
What else can I ask for!!!!!
I just met a Ugandan deep in Bangang Cameroon and he’s preparing me for the food shock I’m about to get… just know everything that moves here is edible… dogs, monkeys, snakes, rats…
Please send fragyl
This was one of my most exhilarating experiences because it felt like the heavens were opening up to me.
I took this shot of the Milky Way on the shores of lake Victoria at Golo Landing site in Masaka...
#visit
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According to detectives, the public relations office is a probable source of the fire since it was involved in preparing tea more than any other department.
@882SanyuFM
If you travel to Kidepo,
Before the equinox
And it rains on that fateful late afternoon,
And the sky cleans up, and clouds clear up by dusk
And the moon cycle is just before it’s waxing crescent
My dear 🙌🏾, Grab some popcorn and a beverage 🤯😱🤩✨
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Highlight of my weekend:
We get to hotel in Jinja blasting our house music and as Usual
@Kamali_21
doing Kamali things, is jamming half naked in the parking lot
Askari comes running and says “but you are scaring me”
Kamali: It’s your job to be scared
(We got kicked out) 😂
I can’t finish everything because there’s a lot to unpack but in a nutshell Cameroon is just special
beyond Samuel Eto and football it’s such a diverse country full of color, culture, art, full of values you may never see or know unless you endeavor to go deeper
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Places to visit:
I didn’t even scratch the surface in this department because there’s a lot… there’s dozens of smaller rocky islands with stories of their own
If you’re into hiking and climbing stuff it’s the perfect destination and the scenery is TOP TOP tier