I Just Want to Create

I Just Want to Create

Martin Amushendje

Martin Amushendje is an all-out creative born in 1991 and raised in Namibia. He is one of the fortunate few who are able to create full-time. Realising early on that academia was not his cup of tea, he had confidently warned his maths teacher that he would very likely fall asleep in class and that any expectations of him performing well academically, would be unwise. Amushendje seemed to have overcome the insecurities that tried to make him feel unintelligent, inadequate and different. He has a long-standing wish to hold spaces where people, children and adults are equally free to express themselves and not necessarily to share finished products or complete concepts. He desires for them to be allowed room to find meaning in the process. “I just want to create.” The rest comes later.

His mother bought Amushendje his first camera in 2012 and since then, he never put it down. Amushendje’s love for photography suits his observant personality, capturing moments he finds interesting and allowing other perspectives to come up with their own opinions. Others have noticed his knack for photography resulting in nominations for Best Photographer by Simply You magazine in 2017 and 2018, after he had successfully hosted his first exhibition called BOHF at the John Muafangejo Art Gallery (JMAC) in 2017. Mention of his work and approach appeared in local newspapers and he continues to work with other creatives in the industry.

Amushendje has definitely made a name for himself as a trusted commercial photographer in Namibia. He found his niche in fashion and portraiture, street, conceptual and lifestyle photography.

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