There are some events you attend as a photographer, and then there are events that are actually moments you step into where observation becomes immersion, and the line between documenting and experiencing begins to blur. Photographing the 2026 edition of the Fanti Carnival at the Tafawa Balewa Square and in parts of Lagos Island felt...
By April 2024, after much prayer, God spoke to me and gave me a scripture concerning our union—Isaiah 43:18-19. It was a confirmation of something new and beautiful that God was doing in our lives. Bride’s Story I met him at the Area Facility at Area 3, Obasanjo, Ota, Ogun State. At the time, he...
Every project begins with a brief. Which, depending on the client and other factors could be detailed, but sometimes loosely defined. But for me, the brief is never a checklist. It’s a starting point. What matters most is not just what is being asked for, but what sits underneath it. Before I think about cameras,...
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...
A few days ago, I saw a post on BigH’s Instagram story where he shared a picture from another photographer and was saying something along the line of “why you need to hire a good photographer” and how the photographer picked the right backdrop colour and how his/her choice of lighting made the subject, the...
Every love story starts with Boy meets girl, but this story started a little differently. Grab a popcorn and pass the tray, chilled zobo on its way. Favour: Sometime in 2019, an uncle-friend of mine had taken interest in how well I articulate and share things in written form via my WhatsApp status, so he...
Tobiloba and I met for the first time at Shiloh in 2020. Although we didn’t talk much, it was a very brief introduction. The following year, I became more frequent at the Social Media Unit office, where Tobiloba served, because my sister, Konyinsola, is a member of the unit, and I would go there to...