Hello
FMZ Fashionistas,
As always, Fashion Maverickz is committed to exposing you to fresh talent connected to Southern Africa. The beauty of the fashion industry is that it is a vast field in which one can not only be in the forefront but be behind the scenes as well. Today we are profiling a fashion photographer of note. I introduce you to Osse Greca Sinare.
I
know him personally from my high school days at Waterford Kamhlaba in
Swaziland and we were in the same class for about two years. He
always had flare for fashion and artistic expression back then and it
is amazing to see how that has grown into his craft and career. He
was recently in South Africa on a tour with OGS studios so Southern
Africa remains close to his heart. This is a taste of his journey in
different parts of the world over the years and what has inspired him
to be where he is today.
Give
a brief description of your background and history (such as where you
have lived, studied and interests growing up).
I
was born in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania and spent my younger years in
Tanzania, until it was time for High School, which is when I went to
study in Mbabane, Swaziland. It was a great experience because of the
diversity in nationalities the school had and also by the fact that
it had courses such as Art, Music & Drama, courses that are not
in the curriculum in government schools in Tanzania (Sadly). My
interests have always been in Art and creating since I can remember
and it has always been the subject I aced, so being in a school which
taught you such subjects motivated me to explore this area more.
What
inspired you to do fashion photography specifically and to start OGS
Studios?
I
actually did a degree in Business Computing specializing in
Management, so I wasn't planning to take a career into photography.
But while I was doing my Uni studies in Malaysia, I got interested in
the art of taking photos and ended up borrowing a camera from a
friend to practice. Slowly but surely I fell in love with it. I
started experimenting with different types of photography from
landscape, still life, photo journalism but I eventually found that I
love fashion & portrait photography. I loved it because it is
always changing every season, plus the fact of coming up with various
concepts and ideas all the time intrigued me.
What
has been your greatest achievement to date as a Fashion &
Portrait Photographer?
My
greatest achievements as a fashion photographer to date are winning,
two years in a row, fashion photographer of the year for Swahili
Fashion Week 2012/2013.
Describe
your personal style.
I
have yet to find my own person style in my photography. I love
experimenting and trying different styles of taking pictures and
editing so it's really hard for me to stick to a particular style,
but I hope to find one I can stick to soon. (Hehehehe.)
What
direction do you think African fashion is headed at this moment in
time?
At
the moment there is big boom in the African fashion industry. There
are more designers, photographers, make-up artist, models etc.
creating their own style and also providing international standard
work, which is great. We are at the great time in the fashion
industry, I believe with the growth that we are heaving we will soon
be a force to reckon with, we have been in the shadows for too long,
its time we voice out, express our creativity and shine!
What
are your future plans with OGS Studios?
Future
plans for OGS Studios is expanding the studio so that we can cater to
various concepts for shoots, start creating workshops so we can teach
others, and also move into filming/videography more.
Who
would be a dream client?
A
dream client for us would be any internationally known fashion magazine
like Elle, Vogue, V, etc. We are working hard on improving our work
so we can open such doors for our studio.
That
is all we have with Osse for now. We look forward to watching his
growth in the fashion industry on a continental and global scale. May
his vision for OGS Studios come into fruition. In the meantime, check
out his website www.ogsstudios.com
to
see more of his impressive work.
Warmly,
Khethiwe (repping The FMZ fam)
At the moment there is big boom in the African fashion industry. There are more designers, photographers, make-up artist, models etc. creating their own style and also providing international standard work, which is great. We are at the great time in the fashion industry, I believe with the growth that we are heaving we will soon be a force to reckon with, we have been in the shadows for too long, its time we voice out, express our creativity and shine!
What are your future plans with OGS Studios?
Future plans for OGS Studios is expanding the studio so that we can cater to various concepts for shoots, start creating workshops so we can teach others, and also move into filming/videography more.
Who would be a dream client?
Warmly,
Khethiwe (repping The FMZ fam)
