Welcome to episode 111 of photography insights everybody.  Today we are embracing the world as we interview someone from Kenya now living and working in the big apple – New York City.  Polly Irungu is a lovely lady who is trying to help others.  She is described as a Multimedia journalist, digital editor, and photographer who is responsible for 2 million listeners and social media too.  Polly is the founder of Black Women Photographers, a community and online database of Black women photographers.
It’s been so nice to talk to people from different communities and try and give them a platform to discuss their work.  There is no better merit than helping another person shine and that's Polly.  As we discuss this world of competing with a white-dominated world, Polly talks about why change is important.
Polly has had some lovely accolades too, so listen out for them!

In this one we discuss:

navigating a white-dominated world
creating a photographers database
getting past 1stblack person events
coping with job rejections
times square for Nasdaq
moving to America
languages & schools
unlocking doors for others
street photography
what's next for social media
returning to Kenya


Links
Website - https://www.blackwomenphotographers.com/
Polly website - https://www.pollyirungu.com/
Polly Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/pollyirungu/?hl=en

BBC article - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-africa-54745724

Friends
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Phlogger
Silvergrain article - https://silvergrainclassics.com/en/2020/11/coping-with-children-covid-an-analogue-approach/

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