Michael Kalamo is a freelance photographer, director and a law student at the university of Goma in Northern Kivu, in the eastern part of Congo.

He is 24 and very committed to the future of his country. ‘Micca’ is the brother of Fred Bauma, an activist who was locked up in Kinshasa for 17 months for organizing peaceful demonstrations. At the moment, he is working on an exhibition called ‘La belle et la bête’, about the dangers that threaten his hometown Goma.

Michael Kalamo

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Name
Michael Kalamo
Title
Photographer
Country
Congo - Kinshasa
City
Kinshasa
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  • Journalism & Media

KINSHASA - Redhorse Reporter Roel Nollet goes to Kinshasa, Congo to meet former professional boxer, Champion Ndangi. Champion doesn't only train the new generation of boxers, but also a new batch of video journalists. "The link between boxing and the press," he says, "is 'combat". "They pulled out my hair. Tied me up as a thief. But I don't think I should abandon the ring."

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