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Day One: Old Town #UnexpectedKenya

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Mombasa doesn’t wake up like most cities. At 6am it still pulls the blanket tightly over its head. Curling tighter in a ball of post-snooze delirium. The drive from the hotel is mostly silent. Kiss FM spills from the …

Capture Kenya #UnexpectedKenya

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I pity photographers. Such anguished souls. I have been on numerous assignments with some distinguished photographers. I once did a story in Meru National Park with Joe Makeni. Joe said little. He always seemed to have something in his …

Visa Denied

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I have always wanted to see the River Thames. It’s the only thing I have ever really wanted to see in England.Louis Vuitton I am not interested in seeing the Old Trafford. Or Soho. Or China Town (what …

Turkana

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The sun turns everything into a crisp. The leaves recoil in horror at the heat. Even the wind blowing through this withered tableau provides no relief; just gusts of hot air and dust. The air is both heavy and …

This man and his saxophone

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The light is slowly dying. The scene is retro-ethereal. It’s the subtle blues and reds and greens beaming from afar, like a large steamboat approaching the coastline. Then there is the man, pint sized, but so confident he fills …

Jaguar

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Ian Callum. Heard of him? He is Jaguar’s Design Director. He’s the chap who draws those cars. Callum describes the Jaguar as – wait for this – the “optimum expression of metal.” Turn that over in your mouth. Savour …