Saved from depression by a camera

Jeri Muchura: Photo; Courtesy

Jeri Muchura came into the limelight recently when she won the professional category in the Mo Ibrahim Foundation-sponsored MyAfrica photo competition 2016. She tells us about finding hope through photography and life behind the lens.

In person, it is easy to reconcile the image of an award-winning photographer and the skill attached to it. She is as picturesque as they can get. On her head, a bohemian Mohawk; on her neck, a piece of jewelry that speaks about her love for art. And when she takes out her camera, she cuddles it like she has a relationship with it. Her cute face is hence merely a plus to who she has become.