Those were the days When Play used to reign. . . . . . . . . . #uganda #africa #play #games #bikes #bikelife #bikeride #bikers #bikelovers #children #theeyesofchildrenaroundtheworld #african_portraits #jjumba #jjumba_martin #photographer_uganda #brown #melanin (at Kanungu) https://www.instagram.com/p/B592WEsFtDA/?igshid=5l3q4jdrtzmv

At a certain age in my life, all I needed was air to breathe, a neighborhood to play and a place to rest my head. Those days are long gone! Portrait of Asaba Bright in Bundibugyo earlier this year. #uganda #bundibugyo #africa #african_portraits #smile #play #boys #jjumba_martin #jjumba #Photographer_uganda #uganda_photos (at Bundibugyo) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4RzpPIFD1j/?igshid=v6i66nopjkdi

In 2014, during my initial years as a commissioned photographer, I was assigned a week long job to accompany a local NGO to to Kiryandongo refugee settlement. This settlement, originally established in 1990 had been re-opened because of the South Sudan emergency and the NGO I was working with was providing psycho-social support to the individuals who were dealing with the traumatic events that happened in their home land. At that time, the country was engulfed in a civil war between forces of the government and opposition forces. The president (Kiir) accused his former deputy Riek Machar and ten others of attempting a coup détat. Back then, I was still using a crop sensor camera (D7000), the first one I ever bought, mounted with two lenses. The 35mm f1.8 and 55-200mm f4-5.6. This particular portrait of a South Sudanese girl was taken on the 55-200mm and the crispness was unbelievable for a non fixed lens. However, only a few months after, it wasn’t the same yet I realized that the 35mm maintained its performance regardless of aging. Since then, I have resorted to using fixed lenses, much as they cost a fortune. I have wanted to jump into the mirror less world for over a year now, but the cost implications of the switch are still keeping me in the DSLR world. It’s a great system too, but I think it’s good to try out the new technology and see what it offers. Maybe it’s as great as they say. Beginning of next year, I plan on investing in a mirror less system and top of the list will be one of these two lenses that I have always yearned for. Either the Batis 18mm f2.8 and Batis 85mm f1.8. Wish me luck. 😎 . . #kaibatisgiveaway #zeissbatis85 #zeiss #uganda #southsudan #refugee #portrait #eyes #theeyesofchildrenaroundtheworld #africa #melanin #black #kaiw #zeissbatis #sony #KaiBatisGiveaway #photographer_uganda (at Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3UT-NeF6eq/?igshid=ewitvsm3xetw