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Boniface Mwangi & Picha Mtaani - AlJazeera Feature

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Boniface Mwangi & Picha Mtaani - AlJazeera Feature

24/01/2012

Boniface Mwangi is an award-winning Kenyan Photojournalist whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Guardian, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, The international Herald Tribune, The Sunday Times, The Telegraph, The Boston Globe and the BBC Focus on Africa magazine among other International publications. He was the first Kenyan to be named the CNN Africa Photojournalist of the Year in 2008. In 2009,  his post election work was highly commended in the CNN Africa Photojournalist of the Year Award. He went on to win the Award in 2010.

During the post-election skirmishes, Boniface took thousands of photos, a selection of which were co-published by Kwani Trust and The GoDown Arts Centre.  Described as  “an important and powerful story for the world to hear “ by US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, the images in this bookare part of a collection that can be ordered here. Boniface is currently the Project Director of Picha Mtaani, a UN-funded initiative that focuses on reconciliation through photographic exhibitions and debate. For a feature on AlJazeera TV on the ICC process featuring some of the work by Picha Mtaani, go to www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2012/01/20121231101285806.html

Additionally, a collection of images by Boniface on the post election violence can be downloaded as a free e-book here.

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