Tawanda Kanhema

Photographer, Technologist

Tawanda Kanhema is a photographer and digital strategist who builds virtual maps. Previously a product manager at Mozilla, he has mapped cities and attractions in Zimbabwe, Namibia and ice roads in Northern Ontario for Google Street View, contributing nearly half a million images to the platform.

Connecting people with compelling narrative experiences.

How we can use immersive photography to fill gaps that exist in connected maps.

Digital Cartography, Documentary Filmmaking, Immersive Photography, Media Innovation, Media Technology, Product Management

Back in 2018 I took a couple of weeks off work in San Francisco to visit family in Zimbabwe, and brought a camera with me. A year later I had photographed 3000 miles across 3 countries, contributing half a million images to Street View. My talk, My Journey Mapping the Uncharted World, will focus on why.