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Documentary photographer.

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Earlier this week, I was honoured to be one of the United Nations population fund (UNFPA) @unfpa @unfpa_kenya photo competition winners under the category of Zero preventable maternal deaths. The ceremony was held in conjunction with the launch of #joharibeads @ushangake initiative viable socio-economic enterprise to catalyse #endfgm officially launched by H.E. the first Lady Margaret Kenyatta, Ambassador Amina Mohammad-the cabinet secretary sports culture and heritage, Unfpa representative in Kenya Dr.Ademola Olajide among many others. . Photos UNFPA Kenya 6th Dec 2021 📍KICC . #documentaryphotographer #endgbv #everydayafrica #everydayeverywhere #awardwinning # (at Nairobi Kicc) https://www.instagram.com/p/CXTjuNaIZEc/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Playmates; Neighborhood evening round up. . © Anwar Sadat @sirdart_ Sept 2021 📍 kibera, Nairobi . #documentaryphotographer #documentaryphotography #photojournalism #reportagespotlight #kibera #yourshotphotographer #everydayafrica #everydayeverywehere #portraitphotography #portrait #africanportraits #sirdartphotography #kidsplay #awaytoafrica #streetphotography #children (at Kibera, Nairobi Area, Kenya) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVSzVsCoP29/?utm_medium=tumblr

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"Who are we as human beings if we ignore the suffering of others?” for @kenyalendahand . © Anwar Sadat @sirdart_ 2 Aug 2021 📍 Kibera, Nairobi . #documentaryphoto #documentaryphotography #kibera #documentaryphotographer #humanity #natgeoportraits #reportagespotlight #yourshotphotographer #photojournalism #everydayafrica #everydayeverywhere #natgeocommunitypride #community (at Kibera, Nairobi Area, Kenya) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUFnTK2IPoQ/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Education is the key? We know the world only through the window of our mind. When the world is noisy, so is our mind. And when our minds are peaceful, the world is too. Knowing our mind is just as important as trying to change the world. A wise man will feed his mind before emptying his mouth. Portrait of Junior on his way home from school. . ©Anwar Sadat @sirdart_ Aug 2021 📍Kibera, Nairobi . #documentaryphotography #documentaryphoto #portraitphotography #kibera #yourshotphotographer #school #education #students #reportagespotlight #photojournalism #everydayafrica #everydayeverywhere #natgeocommunitypride #sirdartphotography (at Kibera, Nairobi Area, Kenya) https://www.instagram.com/p/CT2KeO6o0ck/?utm_medium=tumblr

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A story of resilience. Our latest pictorial story is a reportage from Nairobi´s largest slum, Kibera. Photography by Nairobi-born Anwar Sada

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Photos from Kibera Talent search. Steve Biko otherwise know as Stunzy is an afro pop music artist from kibera. I caught up with him just before he went on stage for his semifinal audition performance. "To be a star, you need a style." -----------–------------------- © Anwar sadat @sirdart_ 13th December, 2019 📍kibera, Nairobi ______________________ #documentaryphotography #everydayafrica #africa #everydayeverywhere #photojournalism #reportagespotlight #music #afropop #style #kibera #sirdartphotography #sirdart https://www.instagram.com/p/B8gtqJ5pgiI/?igshid=oldq9eu7krgo

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Portraits with Jumah. "Let's say, it's my dad that inspires me. He is a designer. Sometimes I go through his books looking for something I can easily pull off the I work it out on my own." I met the 20 year old Jumah on his was out. @kevin__moh and I were trying new things. Jumah was very kind enough to stop for portraits before he left. Jumah is passionate about fashion and style. The key for him is to keep it as simple as possible. ------------------------------- © Anwar sadat @sirdart_ January 23rd, 2020 📍Kibera, Nairobi. ------------------------------- #documentaryphotography #documentary #everydayafrica #everydayeverywhere #photojournalism #african_portraits #portraitphotography #myspc #sirdartphotography #sirdart #celebrateafrica (at Kibera, Nairobi Area, Kenya) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7yfZWbphzd/?igshid=18n7pqtzlbf39

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Good evening African. ______________________ ©Anwar sadat @sirdart_ 📍Nairobi, Kenya. ______________________ #photpgraphy #documentaryphotography #streetphotography #streetsansfrontieres #everydayafrica #everydayeverywhere #myshotphotographer #celebrateafrica #spotlight #sunsets #african_portraits #sirdartphotography #sirdart (at Nairobi) https://www.instagram.com/p/B65vbU1Jkga/?igshid=1junhxcnhhqhs

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I love weddings. However, weddings intimidate me. Most of us want to get married have kids with a big home and live happily ever after. Personally I have never imagined myself in my own wedding. That's why weddings scar me. I plan and replan befere the actual wedding. Of course nothing ever goes according to plan but if there anything that usually put me to ease at weddings, they are kids. I don't like posing, I like them the way they are. In there natural moments, it's from those moments that I find ease. I will find a way to share some of the wedding photos I've done over the past two months though it wasn't part of my plan. -----—-----------—---------- © Anwar Sadat @sirdart_ November 30th, 2019 📍 Nairobi ------------------------------- #documentaryphotography #weddingphotography #everydayafrica #everydayeverywhere #sirdartphotography #myshotphotographer #african_portraits #sirdart #celebrateafrica (at Nairobi) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6lSqZqp4bV/?igshid=11sf8m7fannkj

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Kibera and Fashion It was an emotional moment for a 29 year old Joyce Wanjiru after winning the 2019/2020 Mr and Miss Kibera fashion and leadership contest held on 7th December 2019. Mr and Miss Kibera is an annual fashion and leadership pageantry contest held to promote talent and leadership to the youths of kibera. Joyce understands the challenges facing the youths of kibera and hopes to use her position as Miss kibera join hands with relevant parties and help where possible. ------------------------------- © Anwar Sadat @sirdart_ December 7th, 2019 📍 kibera, Nairobi. —----------------------------- #documentaryphotography #everydayafrica #fashion #documentary #photojournalism #reportagespotlight #kibera #celebrateAfrica #mrandmisskibera #everydayeverywhere (at Kibera, Nairobi Area, Kenya) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6QwlLfJN6m/?igshid=ytk3wrgtn79b

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UREMBO Urembo is a swahili word meaning beauty. In this case I am using it as a verb to describe how our African girls understand it. I find the word urembo to be very broad. The bond they share is urembo itself. Girls from from shinning Hope communities exploring beauty in their own small ways on a school closing day. ------------------------------- ©Anwar Sadat @sirdart_ 29th November, 2019 📍 Kibera, Nairobi ------------------------------- #documentaryphotography #everydayafrica #everydayeverywhere #kibera #documentary #africanportraits #africanbeauty #sirdartphotography #sirdart (at Kibera, Nairobi Area, Kenya) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6GS_X6pZJW/?igshid=lqqdfode4lla

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"Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It’s not something you learn in school. But if you haven’t learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven’t learned anything.” This one was too strong for me. ------------------------------- © Anwar Sadat @sirdart_ December 2nd, 2019 📍 Kibera, Nairobi ------------------------------- #documentaryphotography #everydayafrica #photojournalism #reportagespotlight #reportage #myshotphotographer #everydayeverywhere #africanportraits #sirdartphotography #sirdart #kibera #friends (at Kibera Slums, Niarobi Kenya) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5qTHifps4w/?igshid=1idhc7f0an83b

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Kibera really tries in bringing change and betterment to its people. Launching of 16 days of actisism against gender based violence in kibera may not not change everyone's perspective, but there's definitely people passionately working towards a better tomorrow. ------------------------------- © Anwar Sadat @sirdart_ November 25th, 2019 || Kibera, Nairobi. ------------------------------- #documentaryphotography #everydayafrica #photojournalism #reportagespotlight #kibera #reportage #yourshotphotographer #sirdartphotography #sirdart (at Kibera, Nairobi Area, Kenya) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5VTwqVpoxj/?igshid=15bwtsgysclm0

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What more can you ask for than the sight of the sun sinking into lake Victoria especially if you've traveled all the way from west Africa. When I first met Tonny, I went all swahili on him for about a minute until a friend said to me, "now repeat all that in English" Tonny busted out in laughter. That's how we became friends. ------------------------------- ©Anwar Sadat @sirdart_ November 18th, 2019 || Lake Victoria, Kisumu ------------------------------- #documentaryphotography #everydayafrica #photojournalism #reportagespotlight #everydayeverywhere #reportage #streetphotography #streetsansfrontieres #myphotographer #sirdartphotography #sirdart (at Kisumu) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5IsN48pWkY/?igshid=94rxguxx797f

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I often happen to work in the slums of #kibera #mathare and sometimes #mukuru In all this areas, I have always observed the same attitude and and enthusiasm towards life. People from all this slums are always working towards a better tomorrow. It's 5pm here, that usually means close or business. Pictured here are two ladies and a gentlemen leaving work after what seems to have been good day judging from their faces. -------—---------------------- © Anwar Sadat @sirdart_ 8/2019 || Mathare, Nairobi ------------------------------- #photography #documentaryphotography #documentary #reportagespotlight #reportage #sirdartphotography #sirdart #streetsansfrontieres (at Mathare Nairobi) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4kyPZwpQR-/?igshid=j717d1006nzx

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Portraits of Teddy. Never met a guy so calm and down to earth like this guy. ------------------------------- © Anwar Sadat @sirdart_ September 28th, 2019 || Nairobi ------------------------------- #photography #portraitphotography #pursuitofportraits (at Nairobi, Kenya) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4fqjDfpvci/?igshid=ry2mge8cnwiu

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Since Kibera lost its member of parliament, the area has been a hot bed of political campaigns. I have been brought up to stay away from politics. During the 2007/2008 Kenya post elections violence, I almost got hit by a stray bullet right in the eyes of my mother. Till now,  she has not been able to get over the scare. Since then, the closest I have been to politics is behind a TV screen or social media on my phone. I would not have taken this shot, but this is me observing from my usual distant (behind a screen). ----------------------------------—----- © Anwar Sadat @sirdart_ October 30th, 2019  || kibera, Nairobi. ------------------------------------------ (at Kibera, Nairobi Area, Kenya) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4Xhh4opFTP/?igshid=195ry4cz6ha63