ABOUT
Osborne Macharia is a Kenyan-Canadian artist whose work spans Photography, Motion, and World building.
Based in Vancouver, his practice moves between commercial and personal work, using Colour, Light, and Form to create distinctive imagery that engages with contemporary culture by exploring themes of identity, heritage, and future possibility.
CLIENTS
Bose
Nike
Marvel
Steph Curry
Oprah Winfrey Network
Citizens Bank
Mercedes
JBL
Absolut Vodka
Campari
Coca Cola
Pepsi
Guinness
Apple Music
Universal Music
Super Heroic
RECOGNITION
[2026] Communication Arts [Photography Annual], JURY.
[2024] Communication Arts [2024 Photography Annual], WINNER.
[2023] COLORFUL – One Club For Creativity, JURY.
[2023] Communication Arts [2023 Photography Annual], BEST IN SHOW.
[2021] HUE+MAN Design Competition, JURY MEMBER.
[2020] Loeries, GOLD.
[2019] PhotoVogue, SELECT ARTIST.
[2018] Cannes Lion, JURY.
[2018] One Club For Creativity / ADC Awards, JURY.
[2018] University Of Michigan – Penny Stamps Series, SPEAKER.
[2017] Communication Arts, FEATURED ARTIST.
[2017] Design Indaba, SPEAKER.
[2017] Cannes Lion, GOLD, SILVER.
[2017] Loeries, GOLD.
[2016] Behance: Year In Review.
[2016] Hasselblad Masters, FINALIST.
[2015] Cannes Lion, BRONZE.
[2015–18] Lurzer’s Archive 200 BEST DIGITAL ARTISTS.
[2015] Official Hasselblad iPad App.
PRESS
Colossal
Hasselblad
Adobe Create
Communication Arts
Lurzer’s Archive
Deadline
Complex
i-D
Vice
CNN
BBC
WeTransfer
Vogue Italia
Marie Claire
Elle
Abduzeedo
Afropunk
Africa Digital Arts
Design Indaba
Okay Africa