Stills by Marcus

Candid-style still photography by Marcus Olang' (@marcusolang).

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No crop, you say?

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Vibrant mid mornings, indeterminate late afternoons, glowing evening sunsets...The skies have been a divine canvas this week, and The Painter has really been showing off.

[Mwangi Kirubi @mwarv]

The players, the game and the undefeated Kenyan fans. Here's a collection of images from Sunday's HSBC SVNS 2 at Nyayo National Stadium.

https://t.co/mPCXQCE3r8

[Mwangi Kirubi @mwarv]

Here's a gift idea for family and friends returning majuu. Available at Nuria Bookstore, Book Stop Yaya, Bonk at Sarit or out website. Link below.

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"Ghost."

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Nairobi, Kenya | July 2nd, 2025.

[WGithiri @NGithiri]

You do such great work @mwarv
#FreeNdianguiKinyagia
#ArrestEliuLagat
#RutoMustGo
Justice for Our Shujaas Demonstrations https://t.co/1AAibQgVTX via @mwarv

[Mwangi Kirubi @mwarv]

State of the Nation.

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🔥

[Mutua Matheka @truthslinger]

Happening tonight only. Catch the work of Thandiwe Muriu projected onto Old Mutual building.

[Photo Femme 📸 @NyaduseKomu]

During the #JusticeForAlbertOjwang protests, phones were everywhere; recording, live-streaming,archiving.

This is protest in the digital age
This is Kenyans embracing tech as a tool for truth
This is how we make sure haki iwe ngao na mlinzi

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Right now, the moments, in stills. And they were as numerous as they were invaluable. But because I can only fit so many into a thread...

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I'll tell you more about that a little later - right now, here are a few snapshots from the 3-day gathering of some of the brilliant minds in the realm of ICT that were present.

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At this present moment though? The irony isn't lost on me that on the same week that this conference took place, a practitioner in the field was arrested for her choosing to use her skills for the public good. Again, a conversation for another post.

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Was last week busy? Yes.

Was I exhausted? Yes.

Was it fulfilling? Absolutely yes!

Working with Turn Left | LinkedIn Partners for Africa is always a pleasure, and this latest ride at #ConnectedAfricaSummit2025 was a joy.

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[Marcus Olang' @marcusolang]

I've been under a self-imposed expectation - an elective delusion - that whenever I share a picture, it must be accompanied by an elaborate essay with the backstory, or the thoughts it inspired.

No more.

Images shall henceforth be presented as the moment wills it. Starting now.

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I saw, in this moment, someone emerging through a plume of teargas - a Moses figure parting a sea of poison gas - with jerrycans of water, handing them over, as an entire distribution line organically formed: One person collecting empty plastic bottles, another filling them up...

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By the way: The gear used to take this shot could likely feed this family and pay fees for a full term.

Also: I’d very much like to see pictures of the entourage that brought him, his security, and his entire PR crew here. I’m sure someone has those pictures. Right?

[Kenyans.co.ke @Kenyans]

President Ruto drinks tea with a family in Itabo Ria Karani Village, Kisii County

[Mwangi Kirubi @mwarv]

For decades, we’ve become accustomed to looting and destruction of property in the name of picketing.

This week, Kenyans exercised their constitutional rights peacefully, even when provoked.

What I witnessed on Thursday.

#RejectFinanceBill2024

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What's that? Oh. Yeah. Cook. Tim Cook. 

Internet parlance is infectious. 

(7/1099)

#everydayphotography 
#portraits 
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Photography is so easy. All you have to do is make sure the sun has risen, make sure that your subject had a good breakfast and is therefore camera-ready, harangue the folks at Canon to release a camera body and lens to go along with it...

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Editing hours? Please. I have a time machine. I could get this done in 12 minutes your time. I won't show you how, unless I really, really like you as a human. 

Add in the incantations of my forerunners, and we're good. See? Easy.