THEE PLUTO, MISS TRUDY & KHALIGRAPH JONES HAVE HELPED ME BUILD MY CAREER- MEET MUTEMWA

Despite the intense heat, mini just a pinch of entertainment PA, and the A is always for amazing. Thank you so much for the love and support, ambe mnoyensha. The videos uploaded by us today and yesterday are merely a glimpse compared to the outstanding work being done by photographers here in Kenya. I'm truly honored to have been able to contribute to the story. I admire him because he's doing an outstanding job. That's a tough one there, bro. How's it going? The studio is beautiful. It's very nice. Thank you, thank you. It is God, it is God, it is God. For someone who doesn't know much about photography. Because looking at different photographers, you just get overwhelmed and confused, is it a fashion photographer? Mini, that is, there are different types of photographers. We wonder, what type of photographer are you? Uh, mini conservative. Mostly into beauty and fashion. But sometimes I go as far as being a creative photographer. but mostly Niko in beauty and fashion. Yeah, I'm a fashion, fashion, and beauty photographer. Okay, amazing job, Sana. In the past, you've worked with Bitu, Oto Mkwo Kikuona, you've worked with Pluto, you've worked with Calligraph, you've worked with Kinamise 2D. Where exactly did you get lost, on the journey? Uh, where was I born, but anyway, I started photography when I was unemployed, first of all, and I had a place to live—I was staying with my sister. And, uh, what happened, Nikurudishe nyuma kidogo, I was, I was doing my job, like, a job, me, from, uh, from 2015, My job was like, when I was working, it was around 7,000, the maximum I ever earned was 10,000, but the first job I ever had was 7,000 per month. But Sasa, by January 2019, he had passed away. So, when I was struggling, I was broke, couldn't afford rent, I was living in a single room, couldn't afford rent, couldn't afford anything. So, I, I, I stayed at K blame from, I was staying at K Sarani, uh, I, I was staying there in January, I stayed at K blame from January to, let's say, something like February to March, there, that's it. Then, kabidi, I left the house, I'll come back to finish up with sister Ngu, up, life, of course, so I can fight. But сравн, uh, when I come over to my sister's place, I, I'll start trying things, of course, he told me to be careful, stay at home, watch a movie, or just relax. Like, the option is available, but if you're looking for something to do. And, of course, you're going to be very sorry for having done this, aren't you? Yeah, so, uh, Nika, Nikanza is going, like, going, there are these things people are talking about, like The Wicked Edition, Ka Audience, Switch TV. These things have come to I Can Dance, man. So, Nika, yeah, Nikanza. Switch is back with Real Talk with Tamima. Real Talk with Tamima So, I went to Ka Audience, I, I interacted with different people, different photographers. So, I developed a passion for photography. What's up today? It was in 2019. 2019, June, arrived in Kasarani on March 2019. So, Nikakuja Kuisha na Sista Ngu Wapa Juuja. So, dude, I'm just trying to find something to do, but I'm really jobless. So, I can't remember, when I was in high school, I used to act. So, I decided to go, I returned to audition at KNTU, the Kenya National Theatre. Nika, nika pita actually, nika, nika chukuliwa, nika anza kufanya set book. I prepared the set book, I only did the rehearsal, and then we went to Central Park. Do you know Central Park? But, he made the first set book in March. Hi, I think we'll practice again in early March, maybe in June. Mali in June, July, before school resumes for August. No, last week during the harvest season, a large amount was given to him. I'm not that fluent either. Of course, little one, you're talking a lot. So, Sasa from Hapo Ndo, I'm starting to think, now what should I focus on? And, I decided to focus on photography. My friends were with a camera, they were with Manu's hat, they were with a UN umbrella. They went to take, and they had already made posters. Nasema 200 for unlimited photos. Which is, I had an edit and Sumia Sista Ngū. So, even the computer was there. So, after buying the camera, I was left with 1000. Sometimes, it's the same 1000 yen. Only what is necessary to buy. So, you got it. But, when I saw that, I went there, sister, and I found him, and he paid me. At least, I've been earning like 3K a week. I know, there was no job available. So, 3K a week, Nido. Not better than 7K a month. By the way, it's very. So, haka nibaiya camera. I saw a camera around September. Yes, myself right now. I myself am not the camera. In that case, I am passionate. So, the camera is the first thing I'll show you. As of September 2019, apo ivu. Sasa, I didn't know you were into photography; I thought you were just doing business. Najua tuku, ongana, shoot. Weekends are the best. So, okay, I'm free on weekdays. So, I remember there's this woman. I think we've already been to Dubai. We were in Dubai. So, Wakavisit Kenya. One day, I was shot on the street. Show me, I was on the page. Besides that one page, there was no other page. Ainapicha, but professional. So, Wakaniyambia, if possible, let's do the shoot. So, I'll plan to shoot it there. Yes, I asked, yes, I am interested in shooting YouTube videos.伍 Of course, I'll open your YouTube video. Yoni from September to October. I've been stuck all month, just stuck watching videos, what's going on, what's going on. I'm not focusing so much on photography. And then she, akwa nanilipa. We were just like, trying to push, to expose and stuff. So, but, chitu na yazasema ali nipeanga lens. The lens I'm currently using is perfect for professional photography. So, that's how, Ivondo anilipa. So, by October, October 29th, 2019. I decided to focus on photography. And then I opened my Instagram account. Now, I'm focusing on photography now. And then, in November, I DM'd the Plutus brothers, namely Sam Tollard. Of course, anajua. Tell him to come here, let's do a street shoot. Not a photographer, not even an aspiring one. I want to do a street shoot. If you want my job, don't hesitate to take it. Sinajua, lazimu. I will not give money. I want to eat something. I did it for free. I did that job for free. So, the one I shot. I really love my job. I'll organize the shoot with my brothers, Pluto and Delagatta. Waluka reorganized the shoot. Wameita is like those famous masochists. Juko emerged, revealing the wave of masochism. You're such a masochist. We should shoot like Wikendi's agent, right? Sandi, yes, street. Kayaambia, we'll organize the shoot. I'm around. I, Kunai Road Yakasarani, am reporting from TRM. Sit down. Yeah, yeah, yeah. The monkey is sitting on the panda there, brother. So, what happened when you had to become a picture, Everyone used to tag me. So, domestic workers outside the country, and yeah, I mean pictures of passport and everyday life. So, when you're within within a month, then lockdown I'm moving out. Their name is Nika I should now like go to a big house for the reason that I decided that It was because he lost his job There was this modeling agency, Liku Ina Dina. kids, and wakanipea job, every parent was paying me 2000 for 10 photos That was the job. The biggest Nini job Nisha spotted so I think Waliko has over 40 clients. So I made good money. I made good money. for the first time in photography so of course You have to get out of the single room. and go to the bed seat That was my first time. living in a comfortable house The show is yours, the bathroom is yours. and it's clean You know, abroad we have a lot of single rooms. We have many single rooms. It's like a plot. You clean the sewage and enter the plot so I have entered the bed seat. I feel comfortable. I don't even feel like leaving the house. So I decided to stop. focusing on photography because it's taking me somewhere so In 2020 I pushed and I made 1000 for 10 photos because they paid me So I started investing. I invested in lights. nini nini You used to save money like that you get I remember the bed frame I used to pay for 6000 If I make 1,000 per picture I have a client for an entire week. within a week I have the rent. So I have 3 weeks to save and invest so that pushed me but Fast forward to November. That's when I started giving up. because I'm charging very cheap And my job is a mob. I started doing retouching. So you've seen my photos. So you get clients who want retouched photos. but they pay a small amount So I get a lot of work I don't deliver on time. So the pressure is high. So I sold all my equipment. I sold them all. I stayed for a week. I feel like my job is too much. I don't like that pressure. I do my job. I pay monthly so At that time, I did not interact. with my sister because most of the time I am alone So I used to work with a certain makeup artist. I talked to her. She told me When you leave, you have to let go because your vision is in this photograph so She told me. on a Sunday the following Monday I went to get a new camera. So of course I bought another camera. And what happened when I got that camera? the following week because you know my Instagram is big and you have noticed I have my Instagram photographer in Nairobi. That thing helps me get foreigners. so much So there's this Nigerian photographer He was booked for a wedding in Kenya. He told me. all photographers in Kenya I can be an assistant photographer. for the wedding That was one week when I bought a new camera. I knew I was giving up. So when I got that job That's how I felt. You never understand. You have influence. until people show you You are doing something. I wasn't receiving that feedback Until I met a lady She called me Job Kubwa. I had never shot a wedding. When I shot that wedding I felt I had to become a photographer. I just want to be good. when she came Her name is Momod. She is a prominent Nigerian photographer. I felt I really needed to focus on photography. Let's say when I shot that wedding then fast forward the holiday the December holiday of 2020 It was really nice. because I made so much money even I managed to Make good money I bought more equipment and lights So I had a dream camera I told myself If I can save this I can save this If I can save this I can save this So I started saving And I managed to get my dream camera by February 2021. Nikon D750 It's a full-frame camera. and I had a dream So what happened? I only managed to buy the body I didn't have a lens. I sold everything. just to buy the body the body of that camera I called my friend. I told him I bought a D750. So can you help me with the lens? I can show you the photos. I did it for the first time That was February 2021. on the same day Bro, within a week I had earned money to buy a lens. I bought a 50mm lens. because I have clients I got a booking. for a birthday party product shoot and a personal shoot I had a friend. I told him to give me two lenses for just one week. so within a week I had bought Wow Looking at your journey, it has been very interesting. one of the most notable the fact is that You started low but right now you are working with celebrities for example the photoshoot video of Pluto the anniversary one You did it. How was it for you? actually Pluto, I have worked with since but for the past year I had not worked with him. He reached out for me some time ago I sent him a red card. Of course he agreed. I sent him a direct message. I am not giving up I sent him a direct message and told him we could do something. He told me that if he has time He will come through. He told me I always create time. I created time, we worked I was not aware It's the anniversary. I was just sending him photos. Of course I was sending him photos. My aim is to get an opportunity. I give it my best So I did the photoshoot. I was proud to see them doing well. People were commenting. Good job That was a good experience. Knowing Pluto I have known him since September. It's a good job. another person you have worked with Is Miss Trudy? You have not worked with Miss Trudy. The interesting thing is You have worked a lot with Miss Trudy. So what happened? Miss Trudy knows I sent her a direct message. some time ago March I bought a camera. February March I DM'd Miss Trudy before I go back I don't know if you know So what happened? I told you I understand foreigners So there was this lady visiting Kenya. Her name was Bella Cooper. She is an actor in America. She saw my page She told me she is from Kenya and she wants photos. and then when I gave her my rate card I had to charge her a good amount of money. Of course she is a foreigner. but what she wanted So that was the first time. We worked with Denise Karuri as a makeup artist. and for me, I wanted to work with other people spoken So when we worked with Denise Karuri That was the first time. She got makeup. So what I did was make sure I called her shoot. Denise Karuri Then we did a shoot. so when I got my page It was like another face. because the photos were even better because I managed to buy more lights and other things so with that confidence I managed to send a direct message to Miss Trudy. I told her I am a photographer based in Nairobi. Can we do something? Actually, she was very fast. to respond, and that's one thing I like About Miss Trudy, she is actually quite generous. and stuff So when we did one shoot We did another shoot at Michuki Park. We did another one. I remember that day Then I did another one. In Afro Saari It was her birthday in 2021. So she reached me She reached out to me. Mostly I was in contact with her assistant. I don't know her name Then we talked to Miss Trudy. She asked me how she could compensate. because I am doing a good job She loves my photos. And she wants me to shoot for her for a long time. So she told me She will be compensated. That's how I became her photographer. And it helped me a lot. You are the official photographer of Miss Trudy. if not otherwise amazing Let's talk about Invisible Currency the album by KOG Calligraphy You are the person who did the cover photos Tell me about it. I remember it was around last year around I think September I received a call. I didn't know it was from Calligraph It was a Saturday. I was shooting someone in Kasarani. So I got a call She asked me Can you be available tomorrow? I need some photos. At that time, she was taking pictures of Monster. Market Monster At that time, I didn't have backdrops. She told me. She asked me where your studio is. At that time I didn't have a studio. She asked me, "Can you hire space?" or will you look for backdrops I told her I'll do my best. But I'm busy. I'm booked tomorrow. when she hung up She told me that if I have time I will save OG that's when I was like That was an opportunity. and I'm going live That sound is familiar. I told her Wait I think tomorrow I can create time. I called my friend. He has a studio. I gave him backdrops. I gave him everything. I called my colleague. I told her we are going. To shoot Calligraph That was If you can check my Facebook when I was hustling I used to post pictures of calligraphy. on my Facebook I was the number one fan. when people called me It was a good experience. so of course I worked with her. She loved my pictures. even now when I call her I never get her portraits. I never get a person who loves her pictures because when you call her and also the professionalism and stuff So she told me I want you to shoot my album I was like I told her I never thought so I shot one shot. Then I took another shot I did another shoot. So far, I have done 3 shoots. She loves my pictures. The first one was Monster. The second one was a pair of earphones. and the third one I don't remember. The third one is the album I didn't know I was going to shoot an album cover so She used to contact me. She is very busy. So sometimes I talk to her manager. He told me. We want to take photos. But she didn't tell me about the album. so when I got to the studio I told her I want to use these pictures. on the album so I had to put my best Of course, I tried. I took the photos. Like Calligraphy Calligraphy treats people like He has respect for the person. Who does his work? so My experience with Calligraph has been very good It has reached me. It has reached a lot of people. It has made me who I am. I have heard a story. if you follow on Instagram Explore page so if you are in Nairobi You are planning to come to Kenya. or Nairobi this is the guide to Work with her You have heard the amazing story. We are all about positivity in our channel and growth You can support him as well. Even I will come to Nairobi Thank you so much for your time. I don't want to ask. I know you have told a story. and people can be at home wondering Does he work with Calligraph? actually My prices are actually very reasonable. I mentioned numbers. So no problem Are they affordable? They are actually very affordable. and Very affordable and also highly negotiable I have to try and also How can people find you on Facebook? Instagram is Art underscore Mutemwa underscore YouTube Mute Mwa Creations I do tutorials I teach people photography. and also I teach people I teach people photography. Even people come to the studio and learn photography. so YouTube Mutemwa Creations Instagram_underscore_Mutemwa_underscore and also Facebook 682-261 I'll put it on the screen. the person who wants to Reach you in business Come and check. Thank you so much for your time. I am truly impressed by your journey. and I hope the young photographers who are aspiring They have a lot of things to learn. What is your message to them? I can say First of all I thank God for the journey where I was born to where I am now My studio is located in Juja. I have a home studio. The apartment is called Elohim Kotu. You will see it on Facebook I thank God I am very faithful. to God and of course my sister My sister gave me the base. to grow and encourage me that you can be whatever you want and also to all my clients all my clients and all my fans because I have so many fans Who are photographers? They tell me you have helped us. I have helped so many photographers I'm not boasting but I thank God for the growth from zero maybe to where I am I'm not there yet. but to where I am I thank God, my fans, my sister and my family for supporting me and everyone I am really proud of you Thank you very much. I am Representative Ali UA Entertainment PA A is always for amazing behind the camera director, captain Have a good day And I'll see you all in the next episode.