Ciril Jazbec is a man with a story to shoot. As an independent freelance photographer, Jazbec takes his craft around the globe to snap photos that cultivate “gratitude, solidarity, and respect.” Jazbec recently pointed his lens in Kamapla to curate a series entitled “Kampala Rising,” capturing Uganda’s modern youth culture. He calls this generation “citizens of the world,” and credits their progressiveness with reshaping Africa’s global image.

Of every project, Jazbec asks, “How can my story become inspiring?” This series achieves just that, and below are our favorites along with Jazbec’s commentary:

Isaac Oboth was an orphan in a tricky financial situation who utilised web tutorials to make himself a leader of Media 256, a renown videography business. One of their videos has convinced 50 Cent, an American rapper, to support a refugee camp initiative.

“Isaac Oboth was an orphan in a tricky financial situation who utilised web tutorials to make himself a leader of Media 256, a renown videography business. One of their videos has convinced 50 Cent, an American rapper, to support a refugee camp initiative.”

"Daniel Ogwok, Michael Tukei and Kevin Biretwa are confronting a new challenge: how to calculate a fair fare that would help Android users negotiate with taxi drivers without meters. Their app BodaPay has already done that for customers of passenger motorcycles."

“Daniel Ogwok, Michael Tukei and Kevin Biretwa are confronting a new challenge: how to calculate a fair fare that would help Android users negotiate with taxi drivers without meters. Their app BodaPay has already done that for customers of passenger motorcycles.”

"Jonathan Ochan, an intern at Media 256, at the Mara Launchpad business incubator. Ochan's hand wound is a sad reminder of the times before 2006 when northern Uganda was still suffering under the Kony rebellion; Ochan's bus was ambushed and a bullet hit him."

“Jonathan Ochan, an intern at Media 256, at the Mara Launchpad business incubator. Ochan’s hand wound is a sad reminder of the times before 2006 when northern Uganda was still suffering under the Kony rebellion; Ochan’s bus was ambushed and a bullet hit him.”

"Christine Ampaire gathered her team, CodeSync, at a 48-hour hackathon. She attended it out or curiosity with no intention of participating. She ended up meeting four guys and building MafutaGo, a crowdsourcing app that assists drivers with finding the cheapest fuel. The app was the first runner-up at the Barcelona Premier Mobile Awards."

“Christine Ampaire gathered her team, CodeSync, at a 48-hour hackathon. She attended it out of curiosity with no intention of participating. She ended up meeting four guys and building MafutaGo, a crowdsourcing app that assists drivers with finding the cheapest fuel. The app was the first runner-up at the Barcelona Premier Mobile Awards.”

"Solomon King believes robotics can help solve major problems of African education. His organisation, Fundi Bots, brings robot kits to classrooms, providing the practical aspect not offered anywhere else. Students integrate work with mechanics, electronics, programming, biology, physics, math and chemistry."

“Solomon King believes robotics can help solve major problems of African education. His organisation, Fundi Bots, brings robot kits to classrooms, providing the practical aspect not offered anywhere else. Students integrate work with mechanics, electronics, programming, biology, physics, math and chemistry.”

"Terry Karungi of Kola Studio, one of the two startups at Outbox, an incubation, collaboration and innovation hub in Kampala. Terry's team have made Matatu, a popular free smartphone app based on a local card game that they are now trying to monetize."

“Terry Karungi of Kola Studio, one of the two startups at Outbox, an incubation, collaboration and innovation hub in Kampala. Terry’s team have made Matatu, a popular free smartphone app based on a local card game that they are now trying to monetize.”

"Evelyn Namara checking her phone at a gathering of Women In Technology Uganda. When she is not busy helping rural women get access to solar technology, Namara is an instructor for ladies-only networking classes all across the continent."

“Evelyn Namara checking her phone at a gathering of Women In Technology Uganda. When she is not busy helping rural women get access to solar technology, Namara is an instructor for ladies-only networking classes all across the continent.”

Catch Ciril Jazbec’s “Kampala Rising” in it’s entirety here HERE.