Brands, Rivalry and Perceptions

I watched a video on “Big Think” that made me reflect on the Mboko Gang vs King Kong gang, IPhone vs Samsung Galaxy, BMW vs Audi, Nike vs Adidas, Davido vs Wizkid, and Ronaldo vs Messi brand rivalries, just to name but these. Brands influenced our behavior in ways that extend far beyond the point…

A Chat with a Budding Photographer: The Peculiarities and Challenges of a Photographer

By W. N “If the photographer is interested in the people in front of his lens, and if he is compassionate, it’s already a lot. The instrument is not the camera but the photographer.” (Eve Arnold) Professional photography in the country is steadily gaining remarkable awareness. We have lately witnessed red carpets, movie premieres, celebrity…

The Imminent Existentialist Angst in “Therapy” & “The Fisherman’s Diary”

In one of our previous articles we chronicled the great anticipation of a Cameroonian movie, “Therapy”. The dream has been materialized as the movie is now available. The gigantic realisation of the movie came alongside another breathtaking movie, “The Fisherman’s Diary.” These two distinguished movies are proudly Cameroonian and have featured prominent Nigerian names like…

SPOILS OF WAR

 “Who get this bike? … Na who get this bike?” It was almost 6:30am and those were the words that made me jump out of bed in terror. The first thought that crossed my mind was that they must have been separatist fighters or call them ‘Amba Boys’ who had visited our premises to get…