The perfect shot: Nyeri youth making a kill from street photography

David Wanjohi photographing his clients on the streets of Nyeri town. [Purity Mwangi, Standard]

Encyclopedia Britannica defines street photography as, a genre of photography that records everyday life in a public place. The very publicness of the setting enables the photographer to take candid pictures of strangers, often without their knowledge. Street photographers do not necessarily have a social purpose in mind, but they prefer to isolate and capture moments which might otherwise go unnoticed.

Street photography was first associated with Paris and renowned figures like Henri Cartier-Bresson, Brassai, and Andre Kertesz before being acknowledged as a distinct genre in the early 1930s.