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The hope is to bring people into a visual understanding of the African built environment; 1 image per time • Linguaphile

Curious about the Christian experience

[YẸNI @jide_yeni]

Two lessons I picked from photographing a market stall in Lagos.

https://t.co/obQwouJNso

[YẸNI @jide_yeni]

@Mr_femidipe Messi.

[Baaami @ShileolaAyo]

I think the biggest takeaway is that children often imitate the people they admire more than the people who simply teach them. Parents can’t control every influence, but they can increase the odds by exposing their children to good role models, strong values, and healthy environments. Beyond that, every child still has to make their own choices. Parenting is about stacking the odds in their favor, not guaranteeing the outcome.

[YẸNI @jide_yeni]

@asemota years it worked out. The mother is a family friend, & was a good influence on me & my siblings, so I was always happy to do it. I also think it can be a cycle. Where we are loved or taught, so we can live and teach others too. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this Epa!

[YẸNI @jide_yeni]

@asemota relatable is a plus. In my case, I had a mother often nudge me to try to check in with her son from time to time over the years. I never quite understood it. Later on, I also didn't want a situation where I'm forcing something tamhatthe lad wasn't interested in. But over the...

[YẸNI @jide_yeni]

@dhkdesigns_ the most challenging film I've made so far, one that wouldn't have been possible without the generosity & collaboration of many people.
I hope you find it to be more than a record of a project.

👇🏿 Watch No Longer A House:
https://t.co/z4CJQEcJyx
Poster design by Balogun Tunmise

[YẸNI @jide_yeni]

A few months ago, @dhkdesigns_ asked me to document an adaptive reuse project—the transformation of a house into a law office.

What began as documentation gradually became an exploration of process, negotiation, and the people who shaped the building along the way. It has been

[Osaretin Victor Asemota @asemota]

I am impressed by the Nigerian online revolt against "anti-intellectualism." There is still a glimmer of home somewhere. The problem is sadly far beyond talking down the "Olodos" and their "Agbaya" enablers. It is a deeper, fundamental educational problem and, worse still, a structural economic problem. The best counter is an education or innovation renaissance.

People like @emekaokoye have since been sounding the alarm about our so-called "tech industry" that we are not creating any technology. The reason was not far-fetched; we have had a couple of generations that did not learn properly and have been exposed to the worst aspects of global capitalism.

What people are calling an "Olodo-Uprising" is a symptom of attention monetization in the "experience economy" with the worst type of technology. People are capitalizing on the lowest-hanging fruit of online content to generate income to survive.

Some have gone beyond survival and have begun to transform society as they become role models for the young, impressionable, and unwitting. Online outrage or "canceling" will not stop this trend.

I still remember the story below about Steve Jobs and his thoughts on Disney:

“The most powerful person in the world is the storyteller. The storyteller sets the vision, values, and agenda for an entire generation to come. Disney has a monopoly on the storyteller business. And you know what? I am tired of that bullshit. I am going to be the next storyteller!”

If we want the next generation to be daft, we leave the monopoly of storytelling to the "Olodos," the sycophants and their funders, or we could change the game by telling better stories without relying on the quick wins of social media monetization.

China banned the poisonous version of American social media for a good reason. The UK is banning access for those under 16. Others have woken up, but we are largely still asleep.

Steve Jobs told his story with great technology products and a legacy that has outlived him. We are arguing here about Akara and Kuli Kuli, or waiting for the next startup announcement, with the funds coming from those who are helping destroy our future.

Agendas are real. Let's reset this one properly.

[YẸNI @jide_yeni]

Really love A24's Midsommer trailer. The best trailer I've seen this year along with Dune 3. Love the sound design of both from the 2nd half of the trailer. I really aspire to this kind of sound design! I still have so much to learn, understand & do. But I'll get there.

[YẸNI @jide_yeni]

- Remember Whose Son Thou Art, by Isaac Fola-Alade
- In the Making of an Architect ...the Zaria experience, by Ekundayo Adeyemi
- and possibly 'The Learning Era In Modern Architecture In Nigeria' by Tunde N. Ogunniyi

[YẸNI @jide_yeni]

How many (older) Nigerian architects wrote or had a biography? Or a critical book or monograph looking at their practice, design philosophy and built work? I only know or have come across a few:
- The Architecture of Demas Nwoko, by John Godwin and Gillian Hopwood

[YẸNI @jide_yeni]

Just found that Arc. Tunde N. Ogunniyi was a student representative for architecture students when in ABU Zaria.

From; In the Making of an Architect by Ekundayo Adeyemi.

#architectureschool
#nigerianarchitecture
#nigerianarchitects

[YẸNI @jide_yeni]

Finally watched House of the Dragon season 3 ep 1, & the sound design is just so good! It reminds me of how far I am from that level. So detailed!
The way Sheepstealer also blends & fits into his environment too; the jagged rocks in the terrain along with d dragon's jagged spikes

[YẸNI @jide_yeni]

I feel like I need to go back to the basics of photography again.

[YẸNI @jide_yeni]

@Arsenal I'm so glad I support The Arsenal! ❤️😊

[Cleverly 💐 @Cleverlydey4u]

This is lovely to watch. She was giving out free cupcakes to everyone wearing an Arsenal jersey in the area to celebrate their league win.

[Fernando Rommel @Romme1andre]

I feel sick rn but this is mad. The biggest club in London debate needs to stop. Arsenal are and always have been the biggest in London.

[CJ 🇯🇲🇧🇧 @DeludedGooner04]

For a boring side nobody watches, you sure are emotionally invested.

Stay safe, touch grass. Enjoy life.