Ian MacLellan

documentary photojournalist and geologist

Tag: kisumu

Streetchildren Around The Stage in Kisumu, Kenya Part 1

I went out this morning at 4 with Ben who has worked with streetchildren in Kisumu, Kenya for 16 or so years. We also got guidance from an “ex-streetchild” Gordon who was taught by Ben some years back. Very enlightening experience, I now understand more of the intracacies of homeless geography, “jobs”, and where all [...]

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For Jon Creamer

He told me he did a big project on street basketball From the Kenyatta Sportsground in Kisumu, Kenya. I had a good talk with the ref and a coach and will be back again tomorrow earlier to get some nice portraits and will have a lens that can take more close up shots than the [...]

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Typewriter in a documentation office???

Yeah, it turns out that is what every appeal for the prisoners is drafted on. Humera was reading an appeal and one of the grounds for the appeal to be accepted was that there was a serious delay because the typewriter broke down… Here are a few shots of the documentation office at Kibos prison [...]

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Victims of Post-Election Violence in Kenya

A few of the buildings in Kisumu that were burned down during post-election riots and chaos in Kenya and a portrait from an interview with the step-father of someone Peter is helping in court, who had his business burned down, his life threatened, friends killed, and was put in a IDP camp before sneaking back [...]

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My Life Be Like…

Thinking I was stuck in a Matatu because the door wouldn’t open for twenty minutes and then being scared my Matatu was about to kill someone when the door came flying off as it was speeding along at ~60mph. The door flew like 6 or 7 feet in the air(sadly I was wayyy to crammed [...]

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