Top African Instagrammers to follow
Quick! Follow these five Instagrammers from around the continent to get your daily dose of African inspiration on the go.
Nigerian Andrew Esiebo is a photographer of international acclaim living and working in Lagos. His Instagram page has 36.4k followers and brings to life the day-to-day reality of life in the heaving African metropolis. Thanks to Andrew’s refined eye, his social media snaps – all taken with a smartphone, unless otherwise indicated – resonate a richness far beyond the medium.
This Namibian model, music producer and creative director shares glimpses into her jetset existence through her Instagram feed, which still has a small following of 1983 followers, but, thanks to it’s curated creative director’s aesthetic, is one to follow. Expect moody stills, sketches and artistic selfies, as well as subtle promo links to her instrumental EP, Initium (available for download via SoundCloud)
Kenyan photographer Mutua Matheka chooses to see beauty in the mundane – a philosophy that directs his stellar Instagram page which has a following of 52.7k. It showcases moody, architectural images of spaces, places, people and moments that have moved him. Check out the “I’m A City Changer” campaign that he is involved in – it uses photography of urban spaces to change the mindsets of the people about the cities they live in.
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“Documenting South African street, which stems and is inspired by various styles across the globe”. That’s how South African photographer and street culture style aficionado Kabelo Kungwane describes his work. His 4000-strong Instagram page is full of carefully curated images of his friends, family (including super cute lil’ brother Thato) and work projects and colleagues that prove his exceptional eye for detail and fashion.
Kenyan fashion blogger Joy Kendi has attracted 16.5k followers to her Instagram feed with regular posts depicting her enviable personal style, defined by a confident use of prints, bright colour pops, immaculate 50s-style make-up and a recent septum piercing. She’s also handy with a hammer and neon twine – as showcased in her fun ‘how to’ video on making an innovative bed headrest – one fashionable décor DIY project we will definitely be trying at home!
