Fred is a multi-disciplinary thinker, a well-rounded creative, and altogether a master of cultural consciousness. Apart from being the program assistant at the African Film and Arts Foundation, Fred is a genius in portrait photography. He skillfully brings culture and photography together, producing unique portraits that are both creative and culturally relevant.

Fred characterizes his photography much like Steve Biko, a legendary South African political philosopher, characterized his writing with the title: I write what I like. This is revolutionary and enlightening. On one of his projects called Indomitable Frequencies, Fred says, “Photography gives me the space to manifest my affective consciousness. To me, photography is the creation of the subjectivity that is yet to be.”

Fred also explores African queer lenses. Using his photography to push against stereotypes and embrace a sense of belonging in one’s own body. In his series CrossCurrents, he uses photography as a space for the “creative expression” of queer identities. He says photography, as it pertains to queer identities, is a “literal space shaped for us to experience pleasure, belonging and mourning. ”