I recently traveled to Kisumu, Kenya, to film part of a client documentary project with my employer, Talking Eyes Media. The project highlights an effective program aimed at fostering friendly dynamics between the police force and sex workers. The program has helped sex workers feel comfortable reaching out to police when a crime has been committed against them, and trust the police instead of fear them. It also works to sensitize police, helping them understand that sex workers are people who deserve their protection, just like everyone else. This project brought us to difficult situations dealing with tough and sensitive issues, but the five days of filming went well. Until the project is published, I can’t post many photos from the actual project, but here I’ve posted some images (some iPhone and DSLR) from the trip, including several photos taken during our road trip from Kisumu back to Nairobi to fly home.
Looking out at Kenya on the 30 minute flight from Nairobi to Kisumu.
Two young men fishing on a small dock off Lake Victoria. (Image taken with Instagram)
I took this while shooting scene setters in downtown Kisumu. (Image taken with Instagram)
The son of one of our subjects with his cousin in one of the slum areas of Kisumu. (Image taken with Instagram)
Chief Inspector of Police Wilson Edung is interviewed about the program in Kisumu. (Image taken with iPhone)
Cows and buildings on a hillside while driving from Kisumu to Nairobi.
We drove by miles of tea plantations along the route from Kisumu to Nairobi.
Men and women work to pick tea leaves.
Tea sellers in a small shipping container sell tea by the road.
A roadside Zebra in the Rift Valley.
We stopped by Lake Naivasha National Park for about an hour to see some wildlife. We were able to walk around without fences or guides in these areas, which was a very different experience than zoos in the United States.
