Most of the work I do happens long before the camera comes out of the bag and by the time I arrive on set, I already have a sense of what I’m looking for — not in terms of poses or shots, but in terms of feeling, intention, and story. Preparation, for me, isn’t about...
Year 2017, in IYAT Female Hostel at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta. I was feeling extremely bored during one of those non-academic staff strikes, you know, the ones with neither heads nor legs (if you catch the Yoruba drift). The entire campus was practically deserted—no power, no water. Lectures were canceled. The works department...
They are the three pillars on which every decision I make are moulded on — often more than the subject itself. Before I think about composition or technique, I pay attention to three things: light, mood and story. Photography, for me, isn’t about imposing a look. It’s about responding to what’s already present and guiding...
There is a quiet cost to cheap photos that often doesn’t show up immediately. At first, everything seems fine; the images are delivered. They’re sharp enough. They exist. But over time, something starts to feel off: “the photos don’t quite represent you”. “they don’t say what you thought they would”. “they don’t age well”. And...