Catherine Jepkemboi (who goes by the moniker Minicheps on all major social media platforms), a mother of two children, aged two years and six months, never imagined her passion for photography would make her an internet sensation.
When interesting photographs of a miniature woman embarking on everyday activities broke the Internet early, the image’s creator was fast asleep, unaware of her overnight fame. “I was asleep on Monday morning when a friend called me and asked how I could still be in bed when I was trending on social media,” recalls 25-year-old Catherine Jepkemboi the artist whose photos have captured the Internet.
“I always loved taking pictures. My partner Meshak Korir and I would use a borrowed camera, but with time, we saved up and bought our own. That is when I began to take the work I do seriously,” says Jepkemboi.
Here are a few of her masterpieces:
