NIGEL NGOMA

-by Carol Blakney, artist, environmentalist, coauthor of THE BIOHISTORY OF FEMINISM, De Gruyter, 2026.

Nigel’s photography has attracted the attention of people around the world. With beautiful compositions, he captures the grace, rage and diversity of wild animals in Southern Africa. He told me that he hopes to teach people how to understand the language of these animals so what is wild and what is human can safely co-exist. After all he says, we are encroaching on their world. Animals signal before aggressive behavior, and people can learn when to back away. Animals may be traumatized by experiences with poachers or frightened by rambunctious people. But, many animals can also learn to trust, and do recognize good individuals.

Nigel Ngoma also has a great talent for capturing human relationships. His street scenes show the rhythm of daily life in Zimbabwe. Scenes of children laughing, friends gathering to share news, families walking down dusty roads, all seem to tell a bigger story. And as always, his images are beautiful to look at. He captures balance, shape and light to create abstract masterpieces. And then, emotional content draws the viewer into a deeper conversation about experiences that we all share.