6 African Super Creatives To Follow On Instagram

Chale Socks 

Africa is in the spotlight right now, the world is watching. Today we are going to talk about groundbreaking Africa-focused Instagram pages to follow.

2manysiblings

Velma Rossa and Oliver Askie are Kenyan siblings documenting their eye-catching street style and insatiable vintage shopping habit online and through their Nairobi based thrift socials where they intently spotlight the flourishing network of creative individuals throughout the continent. Their Instagram page has a nostalgic look and feel, definitely a must follow page for the Afro-interested.

2 Many Siblings Instagram

Chale Socks

Chale Socks are a trailblazing Ghanaian socks company and creative forward thinkers. The brand is on the rise flying the flag for innovative African design, they are taking it to the world stage with their eye-catching imagery and heartfelt brand story. Chale Socks is arriving slowly and they are set to make a global splash. Their future is bright, watch this space

Chale Socks Instagram

African Cityzens

African Cityzens is the brainchild of Ugandan photographer Sarah Waisa and Kenyan photographer Joel Lukhovi. They candidly document the lives of ordinary Africans showing those hidden nuances that make Africa tick. They mission is to create a body of work that will provoke, rejoice and celebrate the ways of Africa. Their page is powerful, go follow >>>> African Cityzens Instagram

Mambu Bayoh

Mambu Bayoh started his love affair with photography at the of 15. His passion for photographic imagery came when he started taking pictures of black women in his neighbourhood as a way of giving a voice to the underrepresented demographic. Mambu takes significant pride in allowing his subjects to personally and uniquely and culturally express themselves. The Sierra Leonean artist has build a cult following on both Instagram and Tumblr.

Mambu Bayoh Instagram 

Andrew Esiebo

Nigerian photographer Andrew Esiebo uses  pictures to narrate the story of Africa’s largest country. His work delves deep into a variety of themes including sexuality, gender, politics, football, popular culture, migration and religion.

His body of work is bold and distinctive, highlighting vibrant colours and scenarios in West Africa. He is widely known for documenting barber shops in West Africa and a football team of grandmothers in South Africa. He is also known for capturing the fashion sense of motorbike riders in Lagos.

Esiebo’s Instagram feed proudly narrates the story of Nigeria in a brave and intriguing way.

Follow Andrew’s Instagram page here >>> Andrew Esiebo Instagram

Gareth Pon

Gareth is a South African creative who has managed to build a staggering following of over 200,000 loyal followers.

In 2013 Gareth launched the South African Instagrammers Community. A group of passionate creatives in South Africa who love to share their stories using the popular photo platform. Gareth has won best African Instagrammer twice at the African Blogger Awards.

Follow his work here >>> Gareth Pon Instagram Page