Michael Trenerry
The average person is exposed to thousands of images a day. So for one to stop you in your tracks, it needs to be pretty special. However, special doesn’t even come close to describing the arresting nature of photojournalist Michael Trenerry’s work. From the slums of the Athi River in Kenya, to the 2.5 square kilometre dump in the country’s capital of Nairobi, Trenerry’s images capture the corruption, conflict and humanitarian issues throughout East Africa.
Tagged: Athi River, Kenya, Nairobi, photojournalist
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