The person behind the camera
CT stands for Creative Tonah. This is the studio Antony Okemwa built, and why he built it this way.
Photography found me before I found it.
I picked up a camera to document a friend's event because nobody else had one. That photo turned out better than I expected, and I got curious about why. Ten years later, that curiosity is still the whole job.
What keeps me interested isn't the gear or the glamour — it's that a photo is one of the few things that gets more meaningful with time. A hotel photo either books a room or it doesn't. A wedding photo either brings back the day or it just sits there. That's the bar I try to hit.
Editing turned out to matter just as much as the shoot itself — maybe more. A flat, unedited photo and a properly graded one can be the same file straight out of the camera and feel like two completely different levels of work. That's the part I spent the most time getting right.
Why this work
Photos are one of the only things that get more valuable the older they get. That's worth taking seriously.
What I'm trying to do
Make images that actually help — a hotel that books up, a family that has something to look back on, a brand people believe in.
How I try to work
Straight answers on pricing, no shortcuts in the edit, and a process that doesn't stress people out.
How this studio came together
The first camera
Started shooting friends and local events on a borrowed camera, mostly to learn how light actually behaves.
Going professional
Took on the first paid bookings — small portrait sessions and a handful of weddings.
Learning to edit properly
Realised editing was where the real gap was, and spent a year going deep on colour grading and retouching.
First hospitality clients
A hotel booking turned into a specialty — shooting spaces so they photograph the way they feel to stand in.
Building a small team
Brought in a second shooter and an editor so bigger productions could run without cutting corners.
CT Photography today
A studio serving hotels, restaurants, corporate clients and families across Kenya — still hands-on with every project.
Tools that don't get in the way
Good gear doesn't make a good photo — but it removes every excuse for a bad one. See the full kit list on the Equipment page.
Full-frame bodies
Backed up, dual-card recording
Prime & cinema lenses
From wide interiors to tight portraits
Licensed drone
Aerial stills & video
Calibrated editing setup
Colour-accurate grading & retouching
Craft you can trust
Lighting set with intention. Drones in the air. Real direction on set — this is what the work actually looks like before it's edited.
Follow the creative journey
I share the work as it happens — shoots, behind-the-scenes, films and the occasional hard-won lesson. Follow along on any platform, or connect professionally on LinkedIn.
Trusted with the moments that matter
5 out of 5 stars“Guests started booking direct again once the site actually showed the rooms properly.”
Let's begin
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