Brian Otieno
@storitellah.com
Photojournalist living in Nairobi. I am kiberastories.com and narretrieve.com
Email: brian@storitellah.com
Email: brian@storitellah.com
I have been contributing photography to The New York Times since 2019, but I had never seen or held a physical copy.
November 3, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I have been contributing photography to The New York Times since 2019, but I had never seen or held a physical copy.
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Everyone should consider following this incredible photographer.
@petesouza.bsky.social @kennerly.bsky.social
@petesouza.bsky.social @kennerly.bsky.social
Today, on the front page of the @nytimes.com website.
How Kenyan Villagers Saved Their Sacred Caves From a Mining Company
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/w...
How Kenyan Villagers Saved Their Sacred Caves From a Mining Company
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/w...
October 25, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Everyone should consider following this incredible photographer.
@petesouza.bsky.social @kennerly.bsky.social
@petesouza.bsky.social @kennerly.bsky.social
Today, on the front page of the @nytimes.com website.
How Kenyan Villagers Saved Their Sacred Caves From a Mining Company
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/w...
How Kenyan Villagers Saved Their Sacred Caves From a Mining Company
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/w...
September 19, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Today, on the front page of the @nytimes.com website.
How Kenyan Villagers Saved Their Sacred Caves From a Mining Company
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/w...
How Kenyan Villagers Saved Their Sacred Caves From a Mining Company
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/w...
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The first in our series exploring storytelling in the humanitarian and development sectors.
In this piece, we reflect on the power and responsibility of photography in crisis settings and why ethical storytelling means centering the voices of those most affected.
In this piece, we reflect on the power and responsibility of photography in crisis settings and why ethical storytelling means centering the voices of those most affected.
Reframing the lens: Power and representation in humanitarian photography
Photography is a powerful tool for organizations responding to the world’s most urgent crises. Images can raise awareness, spark empathy, and mobilize support across borders.
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September 19, 2025 at 9:18 AM
The first in our series exploring storytelling in the humanitarian and development sectors.
In this piece, we reflect on the power and responsibility of photography in crisis settings and why ethical storytelling means centering the voices of those most affected.
In this piece, we reflect on the power and responsibility of photography in crisis settings and why ethical storytelling means centering the voices of those most affected.
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"The whole system of finding, diagnosing and treating tuberculosis ... has collapsed in dozens of countries across Africa and Asia since President Trump ordered the aid freeze" www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/h... - @stephanienolen.bsky.social
Tuberculosis Resurgent as Trump Funding Cut Disrupts Treatment Globally
The United States was the major funder of tuberculosis programs. Now hundreds of thousands of sick patients can’t find tests or drugs, and risk spreading the disease.
www.nytimes.com
March 11, 2025 at 5:58 PM
"The whole system of finding, diagnosing and treating tuberculosis ... has collapsed in dozens of countries across Africa and Asia since President Trump ordered the aid freeze" www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/h... - @stephanienolen.bsky.social
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A Kafkaesque tale unfolding in this @stephanienolen.bsky.social story of tuberculosis programs in the wake of aid cuts (all the more the case given Kafka died of TB).
In Kenya parents who took their sick children to get tested for TB the day before Trump was inaugurated are still waiting to hear if their children are infected. People with drug-resistant TB are not being treated. A global health risk, delivered by the aid freeze www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/h...
Tuberculosis Resurgent as Trump Funding Cut Disrupts Treatment Globally (Gift Article)
The United States was the major funder of tuberculosis programs. Now hundreds of thousands of sick patients can’t find tests or drugs, and risk spreading the disease.
www.nytimes.com
March 12, 2025 at 3:19 AM
A Kafkaesque tale unfolding in this @stephanienolen.bsky.social story of tuberculosis programs in the wake of aid cuts (all the more the case given Kafka died of TB).
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Your images play such an important part in telling this story, Brian. Thank you.
March 11, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Your images play such an important part in telling this story, Brian. Thank you.
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Critical reporting from Stephanie Nolen on what the interruption of TB funding actually means for those living with the disease--and those caring for them.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/h...
Tuberculosis Resurgent as Trump Funding Cut Disrupts Treatment Globally
The United States was the major funder of tuberculosis programs. Now hundreds of thousands of sick patients can’t find tests or drugs, and risk spreading the disease.
www.nytimes.com
March 11, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Critical reporting from Stephanie Nolen on what the interruption of TB funding actually means for those living with the disease--and those caring for them.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/h...
Reposted by Brian Otieno
In Kenya parents who took their sick children to get tested for TB the day before Trump was inaugurated are still waiting to hear if their children are infected. People with drug-resistant TB are not being treated. A global health risk, delivered by the aid freeze www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/h...
Tuberculosis Resurgent as Trump Funding Cut Disrupts Treatment Globally (Gift Article)
The United States was the major funder of tuberculosis programs. Now hundreds of thousands of sick patients can’t find tests or drugs, and risk spreading the disease.
www.nytimes.com
March 12, 2025 at 12:40 AM
In Kenya parents who took their sick children to get tested for TB the day before Trump was inaugurated are still waiting to hear if their children are infected. People with drug-resistant TB are not being treated. A global health risk, delivered by the aid freeze www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/h...
Yesterday on the frontpage and double spread of the @nytimes, with Stephanie Nolen, writing about the impact of USAID funding cuts on TB treatment and the lives affected.
March 14, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Yesterday on the frontpage and double spread of the @nytimes, with Stephanie Nolen, writing about the impact of USAID funding cuts on TB treatment and the lives affected.
On the homepage of the @nytimes.com today. Read more >> www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/h...
March 11, 2025 at 6:54 PM
On the homepage of the @nytimes.com today. Read more >> www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/h...
The United States was the major funder of tuberculosis programs. Now hundreds of thousands of sick patients can’t find tests or drugs, and risk spreading the disease.
Read more >> www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/h...
Photos by © Brian Otieno @storitellah.com for @nytimes.com
Words by Stephanie Nolen
Read more >> www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/h...
Photos by © Brian Otieno @storitellah.com for @nytimes.com
Words by Stephanie Nolen
March 11, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The United States was the major funder of tuberculosis programs. Now hundreds of thousands of sick patients can’t find tests or drugs, and risk spreading the disease.
Read more >> www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/h...
Photos by © Brian Otieno @storitellah.com for @nytimes.com
Words by Stephanie Nolen
Read more >> www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/h...
Photos by © Brian Otieno @storitellah.com for @nytimes.com
Words by Stephanie Nolen
Rainy Days. Photo by ©️ Brian Otieno @Storitellah /@kiberastories #KiberaStories #Storitellah
January 27, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Rainy Days. Photo by ©️ Brian Otieno @Storitellah /@kiberastories #KiberaStories #Storitellah
Yesterday on the frontpage of @nytimes ARTS.
An evolving ecosystem of literary spaces is promoting writers and changing the stories told about the region.
Read more >>> www.nytimes.com/2025/01/19/b...
An evolving ecosystem of literary spaces is promoting writers and changing the stories told about the region.
Read more >>> www.nytimes.com/2025/01/19/b...
January 22, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Yesterday on the frontpage of @nytimes ARTS.
An evolving ecosystem of literary spaces is promoting writers and changing the stories told about the region.
Read more >>> www.nytimes.com/2025/01/19/b...
An evolving ecosystem of literary spaces is promoting writers and changing the stories told about the region.
Read more >>> www.nytimes.com/2025/01/19/b...
Yesterday on the frontpage of @nytimes.
Snakebites kill some 120,000 people per year, many in rural Africa, where treatment is scarce.
Read more >>> www.nytimes.com/2025/01/06/h...
Snakebites kill some 120,000 people per year, many in rural Africa, where treatment is scarce.
Read more >>> www.nytimes.com/2025/01/06/h...
January 16, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Yesterday on the frontpage of @nytimes.
Snakebites kill some 120,000 people per year, many in rural Africa, where treatment is scarce.
Read more >>> www.nytimes.com/2025/01/06/h...
Snakebites kill some 120,000 people per year, many in rural Africa, where treatment is scarce.
Read more >>> www.nytimes.com/2025/01/06/h...
Venomous snakes bite millions of people worldwide each year, killing at least 120,000. Many of them are poor people in rural areas of Africa without easy access to treatment.
Read more >> www.nytimes.com/2025/01/06/h...
Photos by © Brian Otieno @storitellah
Words by Apoorva Mandavilli
Read more >> www.nytimes.com/2025/01/06/h...
Photos by © Brian Otieno @storitellah
Words by Apoorva Mandavilli
January 10, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Venomous snakes bite millions of people worldwide each year, killing at least 120,000. Many of them are poor people in rural areas of Africa without easy access to treatment.
Read more >> www.nytimes.com/2025/01/06/h...
Photos by © Brian Otieno @storitellah
Words by Apoorva Mandavilli
Read more >> www.nytimes.com/2025/01/06/h...
Photos by © Brian Otieno @storitellah
Words by Apoorva Mandavilli
2024. And other stories. Photos by © Brian Otieno @storitellah #storitellah #StoritellahDiaries #tellahtales
December 31, 2024 at 7:04 PM
2024. And other stories. Photos by © Brian Otieno @storitellah #storitellah #StoritellahDiaries #tellahtales
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Security lights cast a glow over the rooftops of Kibera on a lively night. The lights enhance visibility and safety within the community. Photo by © Brian Otieno @storitellah.bsky.social #KiberaStories
December 3, 2024 at 10:58 PM
Security lights cast a glow over the rooftops of Kibera on a lively night. The lights enhance visibility and safety within the community. Photo by © Brian Otieno @storitellah.bsky.social #KiberaStories
One of my photos, taken on June 25 during the protests in Nairobi, Kenya, has been featured in The New York Times Year in Pictures!
The Year in Pictures 2024: Far From Ordinary (Gift Article)
Photographers captured historic moments of war, grief and wonder that defined the year.
www.nytimes.com
December 19, 2024 at 4:16 AM
One of my photos, taken on June 25 during the protests in Nairobi, Kenya, has been featured in The New York Times Year in Pictures!
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Buying books and reading books are 2 separate hobbies
December 16, 2024 at 3:44 AM
Buying books and reading books are 2 separate hobbies
A series of brutal murders in Kenya in recent months, documented by the police and human rights groups, has stunned the nation and prompted protests across the country. Calls are intensifying for the authorities to do more to stop the killings of women and girls.
Photos by ©️ Brian Otieno for NYT
Photos by ©️ Brian Otieno for NYT
Rage Grows Over a Spate of Brutal Murders of Women in Kenya (Gift Article)
Almost 100 women have been killed in the span of three months, the police say. Rights groups want President William Ruto to declare femicide a national crisis.
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2024 at 3:41 AM
A series of brutal murders in Kenya in recent months, documented by the police and human rights groups, has stunned the nation and prompted protests across the country. Calls are intensifying for the authorities to do more to stop the killings of women and girls.
Photos by ©️ Brian Otieno for NYT
Photos by ©️ Brian Otieno for NYT
Nairobi. Photos by © Brian Otieno @storitellah #storitellah #StoritellahDiaries
December 17, 2024 at 3:37 AM
Nairobi. Photos by © Brian Otieno @storitellah #storitellah #StoritellahDiaries
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“I now know how to talk to survivors of defilement, thanks to the lessons learned from the 160 Girls Project.” #160girlsandme #equalityeffect #16Days
December 2, 2024 at 7:27 AM
“I now know how to talk to survivors of defilement, thanks to the lessons learned from the 160 Girls Project.” #160girlsandme #equalityeffect #16Days
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“The project has taught me how to protect myself and my friends in society.” #160girlsandme #16Days #equalityeffect
December 1, 2024 at 4:23 PM
“The project has taught me how to protect myself and my friends in society.” #160girlsandme #16Days #equalityeffect
Here to build my own algorithm. Documentary photography, video and stuff.
November 19, 2024 at 4:57 AM
Here to build my own algorithm. Documentary photography, video and stuff.