About me - Stills by Marcus

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Some of the best photography is candid, the kind of photography is all about the moment - as though everyone forgot that the camera exists.

Real. Authentic. Timeless.

Marcus Olang' is a human with one primary passion: Threading stories of people, cultures, places, and things, through both his photography, and his writing.

My love for photography was instant: The exact moment I first picked up a DSLR camera in 2012.

Since then, and with a ferocious intensity since the end of 2018, I’ve refined my practice, with a focus on a candid style to my photography – connecting with the essence of the moment, the emotion in the moment, to the context of the said moment.

My work with my lens has led me into the areas of documentary photography, portrait photography, lifestyle photography, event photography, and more – all guided by a crisp, emotive, candid style through which I frame the moments in my line of sight.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What do you mean by "candid-style photography"?

My style of photography focuses on moments of genuine emotion and natural action.

Here's my belief: Some of the best images are created when people are allowed to be themselves, rather than being extremely aware of the fact that they're in front of a lens.

So I encourage and facilitate contexts in which my subjects, especially in my portraiture, are comfortable being in their own skin.

Can this "candid style" apply to things like product photography?

Yes! Yes, it can! It's all about context - which is why for inanimate objects, I seek to put them into spaces that mimic real-life contexts as much as possible. Of course,

I do occasionally execute a more abstract style, but in-situ scenarios are my favourite!

More about me.

Writing.

Copywriting.

Story-threading.

Communications strategy.

All in addition to my photography.

Learn more: marcusolang.one

In addition to photography...

Legally Clueless

"Remembering Who I Am."

In this episode of Legally Clueless, Marcus Olang' shares about falling in love with photography again, the harsh realities of how the pandemic disrupted his life, and how he came round to remembering who he is.

More of Legally Clueless:
Listen: https://linktr.ee/LegallyClueless
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/legallycluelesspodcast
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/legallycluelesspodcast

Capital FM Kenya

"Why online bullying is the new frontier of sexual gender-based violence."

Media personality Janet Mbugua sits down with Kalekye Mumo, Makandi Gitonga of Equality Now, and Marcus Olang’, to discuss why online bullying is the new frontier of sexual gender-based violence. This is the ninth of nine roundtable conversations with influencers in Kenya, promoting the rights of women and girls in Kenya.

Unscripted with Grace Msalame

"Reality of divorce as told by men who have gone through it."

Grace Msalame speaks to Marcus Olang' and Amani Maranga who have both gone through divorce on their perspective of this word dreaded but common in today's generation.

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