Perspectives Shortlist

This series was photographed over an 11-month period, with the highlight being the International Cowboy Day festival, in Nairobi, Kenya. The festival drew around 3,000 country music fans to Ngong Racecourse in the final week of July. Country Music has been played on the radio in Kenya since colonial times and the popularity for the genre is growing, with shows being held by various artists in local bars a few times per week.

Originally from Sweden, Fredrik Lerneryd is a Kenya-based photographer who divides his time between assignments for international media clients and his own personal projects.