'Certified roots' Martha Kay updates her papers in photography career

"Today I completed a short course in Photography here in Kenya @njeriphotography. I am so glad life has brought me back to my first love. Being behind the lens gives me such life!!! Make your bookings already😍," she said.

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The course cost her Shs1.2 million (Kshs50,000) for the one month it ran from August 7 until today. Kay was under the wing of Kenyan photographer Njeri Githara, CEO of and certified trainer at Njeri Photography learning retouching, lighting, camera and other equipment, and business photography.

In an interview with Amara Bill Kevin in 2016, Kay narrated her start and rise to fame through her photography.

"In 2013, I started my journey in photography. “Martha, what gift can I buy you for your birthday?” Diana queried. 

Erm, I don’t know. I replied. In classic female rhetoric. Diana being my elder and only sister, I didn’t really have to stress her much. Besides my parents were taking full care of me.

After a thoughtful pause, I asked her for a tab (like an iPad) so that I could begin taking better photos for my blog and also up my selfie game. I noticed that in my alone moments, I had endlessly been scouring the internet for inspirational quotes. This had become routine. I also noticed that the inspirational quotes were not cast (designed) on some lonely whitespace. Actually, the quotes were laid over pictures of beautiful flowers, landscapes, and people.

I had an eye for beauty and design and knew to inspire people with similar predispositions as mine, I had to learn the craft.

That’s how I got my first DSLR camera: a Nikon 3100. Such a humbling moment. At least I now had an extra-curricular activity I could take on. 

I sought inspiration from everywhere. I read, I searched, I meditated, I observed. But most nuanced were the Christian inspirations I found on the internet. Such a crowded place but an interesting platform. The internet is all about knowing what kind of content you want at the end of the day. Bliss."

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Her Facebook page Martha Kay Photography bio reads, "Just a girl trying to shine for Jesus through this gift of photography!"