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Gold in the Motor Sports Category at the World Sports Photography Awards 2026. 🥇
A proud moment for me, my country Kenya 🇰🇪and the Safari Rally.
When the Safari Rally returned to the WRC circuit in 2021, I was one of a handful of Kenyan photographers accredited to shoot at the rally.
I have been privileged to shoot at every WRC Safari Rally Kenya ever since, making the 2025 edition my fifth in a row.
This winning image was captured during Shakedown at Sleeping Warrior. Unlike regular rally stages that are run once before the cars dash on to the next stage, at Shakedown, the drivers run the stage three to four times. These back-to-back runs give us the photographers a chance to change our shooting positions and settings, with the goal of capturing the best shots.
I almost always shoot in AV mode which didn't change on the different runs. What changed was my shooting position, from a jump to this one which is where I captured my favourite images from the rally and this winning shot.
The dust Grégoire Munster and Louis Louka in their Ford Puma Rally1 are kicking up is called fesh fesh. It is almost watery in nature yet very dry, hence the splashy look it produces in photos.
Thank you @WorldSportsPix for the recognition as well as @canonemeapro@CanonUKandIE@canonusa and @canoncna for supporting photography talent worldwide.
Captured on a Canon R5C with RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1 L IS USM
1/3200sec at f/5.6, ISO 400, 324mm
#WSPA26
Folks,
Finance Bill 2025 is out!
The last time we saw Finance Bill close to this lean in pages was in 2021 (47 pages) & that was coming on the back of two COVID-19 induced Tax Laws legislations.
Some key highlights from my reading.
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Yes, her name is Nguyen Nguyen. My grade 6 classmate that sat in front of me. She never spoke to anyone. Not even the teacher. I mean, EVER. But she was brilliant & never needed help with anything. We would walk to school together, & even then—not a single word. Then one day…