Before and during a shoot, I’m paying close attention to the environment. Not just the physical space, but the energy within it. Is the room tense or relaxed? Will my subject or client be comfortable here? Is he/she nervous or holding back? Is the pace too fast or too slow? Do I need to lighten...
When there is time, there is space to understand. And it’s not just understanding what needs to be photographed, but why that thing needs or should be photographed. Time is one of the most overlooked elements in photography. It’s easy to focus on what feels more visible – the camera, the lighting, the location, the...
Documentary photography trains you to pay attention. When you’re working in real environments, whether it’s on the street, at a public event or inside someone’s daily routine, moments appear without warning. There is no opportunity to repeat them or ask people to start again. Photography can be approached in many ways: some photographers focus primarily...
I’m not really comfortable in front of the camera – this is one of the most heard lines from clients during consultations Sometimes they say it with a laugh. Sometimes they say it apologetically, as if it might make the session more difficult; but the truth is, being camera shy is far more common than...
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...
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...
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...
Most people think of headshots as something you can just “get done”. Something quick and something urgent. But in reality, your headshot is often the first conversation you have with an opportunity you haven’t met yet. On LinkedIn, your website, a pitch deck, or a speaking profile, your image speaks before you do. It communicates...