Maingaila Muvundika is a Zambian visual artist and photographer whose work explores how different demographic elements of a community inform how people interact and navigate within the wider community. Through costuming and the production of sets, Maingaila produces staged photographs that are deeply personal and observant. His practice probes aspects of individuality, fashion, beauty standards, spirituality and belonging as a discovery into how identity and sense of self is shaped.

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Maingaila was a participant in the Canva Represents Fund, designed to seek out, support, and champion talented artists from underrepresented communities around the world. He was one of 53 photographers selected to be part of the second edition of Africa Foto Fair. Maingaila is currently a mentee of Through The Lens Collective, an African Photography platform.