LagosPhoto Festival

The first and only International Photography Festival in Nigeria, launched October 2010. || Instagram- @lagosphotofestival 2019 edition 27th Oct-15th Nov 2019

[LagosPhoto Festival @LagosPhotoFest]

OPEN CALL: ATTN NIGERIAN PHOTOGRAPHERS

African Artists’ Foundation x LagosPhoto Festival x Magnum Photos

Application Deadline: April 24th, 2024

For more info and to apply: https://t.co/w12kX55xPa

[African Artists’ Foundation @aaf_lagos]

New Website Now Live 🚀

Visit us at https://t.co/yJ5jXL5DKZ Experience a whole new level of AAF, with access to community resources such as Open calls and AAF News. With even more information about our Research, Projects, Publications, Partners and everything in between.

[LagosPhoto Festival @LagosPhotoFest]

DEADLINE IN 2 DAYS! 📸

[LagosPhoto Festival @LagosPhotoFest]

OPEN CALL: ATTN NIGERIAN PHOTOGRAPHERS

African Artists’ Foundation x LagosPhoto Festival x Magnum Photos

Application Deadline: April 24th, 2024

For more info and to apply: https://t.co/w12kX55xPa

[LagosPhoto Festival @LagosPhotoFest]

Sorting through a fiercely competitive array of submissions were jury members; @azubogu, @pkmuller, Gael Almeida, @iferdous , @jaheezus, and @sleen3

#MichaSerraf #MatthieuPaley #CemGenco #WILPF

[LagosPhoto Festival @LagosPhotoFest]

Congrats to winners Micha Serraf & runner-ups @paleyphoto & @Gencocem of the @WILPF 2nd Int’l Photo Collab! This years competition explored, ‘Men and Love in Times of War and Polarisation’. #WILPF #Photography #MenAndLove #Arts #LagosPhoto

[LagosPhoto Festival @LagosPhotoFest]

#NatGeoStorytellersSummit #PeaceForCongo #KarlaGachetVega #MonicaAlcazarDuarte #JaimeRojo

[LagosPhoto Festival @LagosPhotoFest]

This past Feb National Geographic’s (@insideNatGeo) Storytellers Summit 2024 took place in LA with several incredible storytellers. AAF Director, @zubbsbogu was honoured with the role of close out speaker. Thank you Nat Geo for this crucial dialogue.

[African Artists’ Foundation @aaf_lagos]

JUSTICE FOR AAF! Let’s hold @keystonebankng Accountable! #RefundAAFNow! #JusticeForAAF

How Keystone Bank Nigeria seized the AAF building and reneged on our legally binding contract a 🧵

[LagosPhoto Festival @LagosPhotoFest]

Red and it's significance.

"A valentine"

Photograph by Dave Hunter.

#love

[LagosPhoto Festival @LagosPhotoFest]

Celebrating Black Love.

"It's All Love"

Photograph by William Rice.

#MonthOfLove

[Embajada España en Nigeria, Benín y CEDEAO @EmbEspAbuja]

@EmEspAbuja hosted yesterday the presentation in #Abuja of the project "Unpacking the Suitcase", based on the legacy of the 🇳🇬 artist Prince Emmanuel Adewale Oyenuga. 🇪🇸 writer @abriongos is presently the custodian of the suitcase containing his legacy.

[Embajada España en Nigeria, Benín y CEDEAO @EmbEspAbuja]

🇪🇸 hosted @abriongos and @AAF_Nigeria team for a press conference & working lunch with representatives of Abuja cultural scene to help on the search of the #yoruba Prince. Don't miss @LagosPhotoFest 2022 to know more about it.
‼️ Let's find Prince E. A. Oyenuga!

[LagosPhoto Festival @LagosPhotoFest]

Nigerian Civil War, the cultural ties between two countries, Nigeria and Spain, the legacy of the artist, the story of emigration, Nigerian studio photography of the 70’s and first and foremost, to restitution.

#Saturday

[LagosPhoto Festival @LagosPhotoFest]

Happening Today!

We are pleased to share the story of a mysterious suitcase left with Prince Emmanuel Adewale Oyenuga's mother over 50 years ago.

The materials found in the suitcase points to different social and cultural moments in the history of Nigeria and beyond: the

[LagosPhoto Festival @LagosPhotoFest]

and foremost, to restitution.
We are sharing this story with you, most importantly, find relatives of Prince Emmanuel Adewale Oyenuga.

Date: 12th of February
Time: 6pm

Venue: African Artists’ Foundation; 3b Isiola Oyekan close, off Adeleke Adedoyin street, off Kofo Abayomi,

[LagosPhoto Festival @LagosPhotoFest]

African Artists' Foundation presents
Unpacking The Suitcase Project/Searching for Prince Emmanuel Adewale Oyenuga.

We are pleased to share a story of the mysterious suitcase left with Prince Emmanuel Adewale Oyenuga's mother over 50 years ago.

The materials found in the

[LagosPhoto Festival @LagosPhotoFest]

suitcase points to different social and cultural moments in the history of Nigeria and beyond: the Nigerian Civil War, the cultural ties between two countries, Nigeria and Spain, the legacy of the artist, the story of emigration, Nigerian studio photography of the 70’s and first

[LagosPhoto Festival @LagosPhotoFest]

The Nesr Art Foundation invites emerging artists based in Angola to apply for the upcoming editions of the Foundation's residency program.

The upcoming sessions will take place in May and September 2022.

Applications deadline: March 20, 2022

#nesrartfoundation #opencall

[LagosPhoto Festival @LagosPhotoFest]

Not Truly Gone.

Photograph by Michael Aboya.

#ThursdayMorning