The God Idea: How One Idea can Change the World by Musekiwa Samuriwo

I was  honoured when Musekiwa Samuriwo asked me to provide the imagery for his new book The God Idea. The image he settled one was one from my collection of images of The Head of Invention by Edardo Paolozzi which you can see here: The Head of Invention collection by E:thos 

Congratulations to Musekiwa Samuriwo on the launch of his book, The God Idea on the 30th March 2012

Find out more about the book here: http://www.facebook.com/TheGodIdea

Introducing Inonzi Memory

                               

 Hello folks!

It has been an absolute age since I last posted and I am pleased to report that its with good reason! Many of you are familiar with the E:thos brand which is my 'artistic name' by which I have been taking under while taking pictures since I started off on this journey o discovery that is becoming a 'photographer proper'. 

 Since moving to Southern Africa I have spent a lot of time building the brand locally on the ground to match the awesome support and following it has online so 2011 was all about building (networking and establishing links).  In this journey I met an awesome photographer whose brand name is fungaifoto and we clicked instantly! We have complementing styles so we thought that we should band together and out of our union Inonzi Memory was born.

Inonzi is a word from the Shona language of a Zimbabwean tribe by the same name. Inonzi means 'it is called' and so we named our combined effort 'Its called memory' because photography's primary purpose we believe is to record events in a way that will tell stories that emulate or re-create memories that individuals / groups / families hold dear to their hearts - hence the name INONZI MEMORY.

So this is what has been keeping me ever so busy and thats why you have not heard much from me on Passion in the Moments however now that Inonzi Memory is in full swing I will be dropping in more and more until normality is restored! 

Please do go over to Inonzi's online spaces and support it as it is an amazing initiative giving you all you love about Passion in the Moments and so much more from the diversity and growing number of other African / African based artists.

Enjoy!


Find Inonzi Memory online here:

Tel: (+263) 778284223

Add: 336 herbert Chitepo Avenue, Harare, Zimbabwe

Website: www.inonzi.co.zw 

Twitter: www.twitter.com/@InonziMemory

FB Page: www.facebook.com/InonziMemory

Petina Gappah's take on education in Zimbabwe

Main image supplied for the article by Petina Gappah Guernica Magazine

I am proud to announce that my collaboration with Petina Gappah last year providing images for her essay on education in Zimbabwe was published on the 17th of January 2012 in  Guernica Magazine [Click here].

Land Rover & Zimbabwe have one thing in common: They never quit!

On a recent visit to Mutoko in Zimbabwe I came across this man and his beloved Land Rover. His car is at best slightly younger than Zimbabwe itself and as time has passed through wear and tear it has undergone various modifications to keep it running and reliable on its owners farm. There are no words that can describe the above mentioned modifications than the images themselves. Some would call them sheer genius when considering the alternative large price tag of a new land rover in Zimbabwe's adverse economic climate ; others however (like myself) will be shocked and outraged at the huge health and safety risks the modifications pose. Either way no one can deny that he has made the best out of an otherwise dire situation.

The man and  his pride and joy!

Modified fuel pump

Wear and tear as time has gone by

 

Starter motor modified (If you are always losing your keys with this car no need for a key!)

To be fair all in all the car is in pretty good shape! I think Land Rover should find this man  and
shake his hand for proving that their cars are nothing short of resilient regardless of age or owner!