By B. Garmondyu Zogar Congratulating the remarkable modification maker, Edmond Lloyd, CEO of Edana Photography. While working as a full-time public servant, engineer and organizer within the Ministry of Public Works, assisting to form infrastructural advancement in Liberia, Edmond is a full-time innovative artist, professional photographer and devoted business owner. He has a Master of Engineering Degree in the area and Country Planning, a Bachelor of Science Degree in Building Construction Technology with a focus in Architecture Engineering and is presently a prospect of Master of Science in Environmental Science from the University of Liberia. From simple starts, with strong empirical scholastic records from high school through college, Edmond landed in India over 6 years earlier after being granted a complete scholarship by the Government of Liberia. While finishing his Master of Engineering program in the area and Country Planning at the prominent GTU – Gujarat Technological University, he discovered his instructions in the imaginative market. On the sidelines of research studies, he did not only master the art of video and photography, however likewise worked as part-time design for clothes brand names. With the newly found enthusiasm, he finished expert courses in VFX, 3DMax, 2DAnimation, and Adobe After Effect to name a few. An easy google search of the word Liberia will bring you pictures of war, hardship, appetite and illness (this is since we are not recording our own stories). Whereas, there are countless unknown stories about the abundant cultural heritage of Liberia, the stunning locations of traveler’s tourist attractions, the incredible way of life, and so on, that require to be showcased to the world. Versus this background, Edmond was motivated to inform the Liberian story in a special through his video camera lenses. Upon his go back to Liberia, he developed “Edana Photography” called after his beloved child with the vision to “rebrand Liberia through favorable images”. He started by taking his child’s images and publishing online which ultimately triggered attentions as the quality was not common on the Liberian market. Quickly, family and friends started to connect requesting for his service. In the beginning, he did it complimentary of charge, however it was time consuming, so Edmond chose to include expenses to his services. The more he included expenses, the more customers pulled in significantly. He stated to himself, “this is a prospective service, let’s do it”. Moreso, Edana Photography revealed itself and covered a dear pal’s wedding event in August of 2016 and began to changed the landscape of images and ended up being a motivation to lots of other start-ups. Today, Edana Photography is not almost “photography and videography”. They have other franchises Edana Magazine, Edana Online Magazine and quite quickly, Edana Tours, Edana Studios and more. Register for complimentary AllAfrica Newsletters Get the most recent in African news provided directly to your inbox Edmond presented what is now referred to as photoshoot in Liberia on a big scale which is not simply a way of catching individuals’s pleased minutes, however likewise as an earnings creating stream for numerous professional photographers. He is a 2021 recipient of the Liberia Employment and Entrepreneurship Program (LEEP), an AFD moneyed program executed by Mercy Corps Liberia. When the UNDP-funded Growth Accelerator Liberia program was revealed for the 2nd accomplice this year, Edmond was guaranteed that this was a correct platform to assist magnified his desire to scale Edana Photography and effect the lives of numerous youths. Of the numerous candidates, Edana Photography became among the winners of $USD 40,00 0.00 in grant. The Growth Accelerator Liberia is a UNDP and the Government of Liberia effort under the Livelihood & Employment Creation Project executed by iCampus, Accountability Lab Liberia, BSC Monrovia and Growth Africa targeted at empowering young prospective Liberian business owners thru training and access to fund. What a story of durability and vision to be informed. Congratulations to the Edana Team. Vermon Sangah Lloyd, Gurmue Suah et al. We made it! I’m happy to function as consultant and graphic art expert to the start of more success stories. I’ve constantly preserved that Liberia is not except leaders and individuals of vision. It’s the politics that blinds us to acknowledging these amazing individuals amongst us. It just improves!
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