I Am Sparkling: N.V. Parekh and His Portrait Studio Clients: Mombasa, Kenya, 1940-1980

by N.V. Parekh and Isolde Brielmaier

A previously unseen trove of Kenyan studio portraits, expressing a photographer's vision and a city's lively identity

When the Kenyan-born photographer N.V. Parekh opened his Mombasa portrait studio in 1942, the city was galvanized. People came to visit Parekh from all over East Africa to mark important events such as weddings, reunions, graduations and birthdays. By the 1960s, Mombasans of all ages and backgrounds were visiting...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8862087616
• ISBN13: 9788862087612
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: Damiani Ltd
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.8" x 9.7"