7 Days In The Life Of Lagos

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5 About LagosPhoto LagosPhoto 2012 Exhibition Venues Receptions

6 ABOUT LAGOSPHOTO Launched in October 2010, LagosPhoto is the first and only international arts festival of photography in Nigeria. Events include exhibitions, workshops, and large-scale outdoor prints displayed throughout the city with the aim of reclaiming public spaces and engaging the general public with multifaceted stories of Africa. LagosPhoto presents a contemporary and historical visual essay of the continent to both a local and global audience. In 2010, LagosPhoto held its inaugural edition with a month-long exhibition entitled No Judgment: Africa Under the Prism at the Eko Hotel & Suites, with over one thousand guests in attendance on the opening night. Large-scale images were also displayed in public spaces across the city, allowing for communal viewing outside of the formal venue, including exhibitions at the Muri Okunola Park (Victoria Island), Falomo Roundabout (Ikoyi), and MKO Abiola Park (Ikeja). In 2011, LagosPhoto featured forty-two international and local photographers with the theme What s Next Africa? The Hidden Stories. Other events included an amateur photography competition, a creative design fair, an exhibition of photographs from the Nooderlicht Festival showcasing archival works by leading African photographers, a family day and picnic at Muri Okunola Park, and photographic development workshops for young children. The festival has attracted the attention of international media, such as NRC Handelsblad, ZAM Magazine, Reuters, Guernica, GUP Magazine, Vanguard, The Guardian, and Wings, among others. 6

7 LAGOSPHOTO 2012 LagosPhoto 2012 opens on 13 October with the theme Seven Days in the Life of Lagos. This year s edition aims to capture the essence that makes the city of Lagos such a unique cultural environment. Lagos is the creative and business hub of Nigeria, arguably even Africa, an urban megapolis with a high population density. The rate of change in the city is also rapidly evolving with improvements struggling to keep pace with the restlessness and innovation of the people. Lagos is the most populous city in Nigeria, the second fastest growing city in Africa and the seventh fastest growing city in the world. A city of extremes, Lagos is also a city of contradictions. As the city transforms with the fast pace of urban migration and an explosion of development and technology that is dissolving barriers and leading to new types of interactions, LagosPhoto 2012 aims to document the city of Lagos from a comprehensive and nuanced perspective, one that reveals the big picture by focusing on the minute details of social life. Photographers were nominated to document aspects of life in the city with an extended photographic project, with topics including religion, architecture, culture, nightlife, economy, music, lifestyle, sports, government, and infrastructure, among others. By providing a plural point of view that includes the many facets of daily life in the diverse communities of Lagos, LagosPhoto 2012 continues its philosophy in documenting and inspiring change through photography. This year, internationally renowned photographer Stanley Greene will serve as Artistic Director of 7

8 LagosPhoto. As one of the most respected photographers in the world, Stanley Greene has a reputation for representing the world s stories in the most visually stunning style combined with the philosophy of using photography to bear witness to the eternal struggle for social justice and human rights. LagosPhoto 2012 is directed by Stanley Greene, Azu Nwagbogu, and Caline Chagoury, and is co-curated by Medina Dugger and Joseph Gergel. LagosPhoto 2012 will open with the official exhibition at the Eko Hotel & Suites. LagosPhoto 2012 continues its mission in engaging the city of Lagos and the public by extending the exhibition to nine simultaneous satellite exhibition spaces throughout the city of Lagos. Exhibition venues include the African Artists Foundation, Nimbus Arts Gallery, A White Space, Omenka Gallery, The Federal Printing Press, Kalakuta Fela Museum, Ojota Park, the University of Lagos, and Falomo Roundabout. Aderemi Adgebite, Streets Engagement,

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12 Seven Days in the Life Of Lagos Eko Hotel & Suites Kuramo Waters Victoria Island 13 October - 11 November 2012 VIP Preview: 12 October, 6:30 PM (By Invitation Only) Grand Opening: 13 October, 6:30 PM (Tickets Available for a Suggested Donation of N2000) Free Admission After Opening As the official exhibition of LagosPhoto 2012, Seven Days in the Life of Lagos captures the energy and vibrance that makes the city of Lagos a unique cultural environment. Lagos is the creative and business hub of Nigeria, arguably even Africa, an urban megapolis with a high population density. The rate of change in the city is also rapidly evolving with improvements struggling to keep pace with the restlessness and innovation of the people. Lagos is the most populous city in Nigeria, the second fastest growing city in Africa and the seventh fastest growing city in the world. A city of extremes, Lagos is also a city of contradictions. As the city transforms with the fast pace of urban migration and an explosion of development and technology that is dissolving barriers and leading to new types of interactions, Seven Days in the Life of Lagos aims to document the city of Lagos from a comprehensive and nuanced perspective, one that reveals the big picture by focusing on the minute details of social life. Photographers were nominated to document aspects of life in the city with an extended 12

13 photographic project, with topics including religion, architecture, culture, nightlife, economy, music, lifestyle, sports, government, and infrastructure, among others. By providing a plural point of view that includes the many facets of daily life in the diverse communities of Lagos, LagosPhoto 2012 continues its philosophy in documenting and inspiring change through photography. Black.Light Project Photographs, Words and Graphic Novels Organised in Partnership with Goethe-Institut Nigeria and LagosPhoto Federal Government Press 9 Broad Street Lagos Island October 2012 Opening Reception 13 October, 3 PM Free Admission Organised in cooperation with the German Embassy and LagosPhoto, Goethe-Institut Nigeria presents the epic and intriguing works of Wolf Böwig s report on West African Civil Wars. A renowned war photographer, Wolf Böwig travelled extensively in West Africa and reported on many of the conflict zones in the region. Together with the novelist Carlos Mendes, he published many articles. In this exhibition, fifteen graphic storytelling artists from all over the world joined the project by merging writings and photographs with drawings - stories of daily 13

14 life and survival during the wars in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea Bissau and Ivory Coast. The result is a combination of photographs, literary texts, and graphic novels. The exhibition officially opens as part of LagosPhoto on Saturday 13th September at 3 PM and will remain at the Federal Government Press until the 27 October. Makoko Now African Artists Foundation 54 Raymond Njoku Street Off Awolowo Road Ikoyi 13 October - 10 November 2012 Opening Reception 18 October, 4-6 PM (Gallery Hop) Free Admission Makoko is an historic fishing village in Lagos, Nigeria, that is home to an estimated 80,000 residents. Over a hundred years old, Makoko consists of makeshift huts and structures built on stilts above Lagos Lagoon. Widely considered Lagos poorest slum, the government of Lagos State commenced the demolition of the shanty settlement on 16 June 2012 after giving residents a seventy-two hour eviction notice. As a result, thousands of residents have been displaced by the ongoing demolition of the community, some resorting to living and sleeping in their canoes. As part of LagosPhoto 2012, LagosPhoto Projects launched with a trip to Makoko to document the demolition of Lagos most notorius slum. A group 14

15 of twelve local and international photographers, videographers, and journalists traveled together to the heart of the village s ongoing destruction. As part of LagosPhoto 2012 s theme Seven Days in the Life of Lagos, LagosPhoto Projects was created to react to urgent social events that are changing the cultural landscape in Nigeria. LagosPhoto Projects consists of excursions with emerging and established photographers and journalists to document as a group the very essence that makes the city such a unique place. The Makoko Project Team traveled by canoe through the village to document the demolition and its effect on the community. Photographers and videographers documented huts that were already torn down as well as the destruction that is continuing to take place, while others tweeted live the visual descriptions of their experience. While the team witnessed displacement and destruction as a result of the ongoing demolition, they also witnessed a cohesive social community. There are churches, schools, music stores, hair salons and photo studios; all the signs of a vibrant cultural environment. Makoko Now has since taken on a life of its own, with other photographers joining in with their own photographic projects of Makoko. While the future of Makoko and its residents are uncertain, the LagosPhoto Makoko Project aims to document the vibrant social community of Makoko as an historical document at a time when vast changes are affecting the cultural landscape of Lagos. 15

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18 Participating photographers include: Aderemi Adegbite, Tunde Adegboye, Kehinde Songonuga, Medina Dugger, Maja Flink, Joseph Gergel, Jane Hahn, Hauwa Mukan, Bayo Omoboriowo, Zemaye Okediji, and Olayinka Sangotoye. Nigerian Nostalgia Project A White Space 58 Raymond Njoku Street Off Awolowo Road Ikoyi October 2012 Opening Reception 18 October, 4-6 PM (Gallery Hop) The Nigerian Nostalgia Project (NNP) is an online digital archive of collected photographs, including vernacular images, video, sound bites, press clippings, publicity stills, and various ephemera depicting scenes and people in Nigeria between 1960 and The project has since expanded to include any photographic work prior to NNP provides a view into Nigeria s cultural history and situates photography as an integral part to understanding the social, economic, and political issues in Nigeria. NNP is an interactive forum on Facebook with over 14,000 members. This exhibition is the first time that NNP has gone outside of the computer screen and engaged three-dimensional public space. 18

19 I Was Welcome, July 2012 A White Space October 2012 Opening Reception 18 October, 4-6 PM (Gallery Hop) Maja Flink is a Swedish documentary and commercial photographer whose projects have spanned several continents. Flink completed an artists residency for LagosPhoto in July 2012, where she explored the diverse communities in the city. Working with medium and large format cameras, Flink captures a snapshot of her impressions of Lagos and its people. Fela and After Nimbus Arts Gallery Bogobiri House 9 Maitama Sule Street Off Awolowo Road Ikoyi October 2012 Opening Reception 18 October, 4-6 PM (Gallery Hop) This exhibition celebrates the annual Felabration Festival, with seminal photographs taken by leading international photographer Anton Corbijn of Fela Kuti in the 1980s. The exhibition also includes photographic series by artists Chantal Heijnen and Judith Quax, taken in the New Afrika Shrine, among others. 19

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21 Lagos Enlarged Photographs by Benedicte Kurzen, Hans Wilschut Omenka Gallery 24 Ikoyi Crescent Ikoyi October 2012 Opening Reception 15 October, 3 PM Since the 1980s, photography has become a cornerstone of contemporary art practice. As a result, a dominant trend in contemporary photography has been the adoption of largescale printing techniques, where photographs rival the scale and language of the painted canvas. Lagos Enlarged features the work of international photographers Benedicte Kurzen and Hans Wilschut, who have each produced an extensive long term series in Lagos. Benedicte Kurzen photographed the port of Lagos and Hans Wilschut captured the urban landscapes of Lagos. These photographers have chosen to print their photographs on a grand scale, and in doing so the relationship between the viewer and image evolves. Rather than the photograph standing for a window into the world in an intimate space of reception, the images in Lagos Enlarged interact with the audience on a human scale. In the process, the images transcend mere photography and become objects, a step removed from the traditional understanding of the photographic print. This exhibition also includes images from Stanley Greene s Standing at the Graveyards of E-Waste series, which continues at the exhibition at the Eko Hotel & Suites. 21

22 LagosPhoto Outdoor Exhibition Ojota Park Adeyemo Alakija Street Victoria Island This outdoor exhibition includes large scale, durable outdoor prints, featuring the iconic works of LagosPhoto present and past. The maze-like exhibition allows for communal viewing while embracing public space and the general public, bringing photography to the center of Lagos. LagosPhoto Outdoor Exhibition Falomo Roundabout Ikoyi This outdoor exhibition includes large scale, durable outdoor prints, featuring the iconic works of LagosPhoto present and past. The maze-like exhibition allows for communal viewing while embracing public space and the general public, bringing photography to the center of Lagos. LagosPhoto Outdoor Exhibition University of Lagos UBA Park Yaba End of October 2012 This outdoor exhibition includes large scale, durable outdoor prints, featuring the iconic works of LagosPhoto present and past. The maze-like exhibition allows for communal viewing while embracing public space and the general public, bringing photography to the center of Lagos. 22

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24 12 OCTOBER 6:30 PM VIP Preview at the Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island By Invitation Only 13 OCTOBER 3 PM Reception and Discussion for Black.Light at Federal Government Press In Partnership with Goethe-Institut Nigeria 9 Broad Street, Lagos Island Free Admission 6:30 PM Grand Opening Ceremony at the Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island Tickets Available with Donation of N OCTOBER 3 PM Omenka Gallery Reception Free Admission 7 PM Poolside Image Screening and Artist Presentations at Eko Hotel & Suites Free Admission 18 OCTOBER 4 PM Gallery Hop: AAF, White Space, Nimbus Reception Free Admission Shrine 24

25 Share life in perfect detail Mobile Link Cloud Send photos from your camera directly to any Android-enabled mobile device Store photos and videos and access them from any location Social Sharing TV Link Upload and share videos and pictures on your favorite social networking sites Wirelessly connect your camera directly to your HDTV for instant gratification Remote Viewfinder Auto Backup Use your smartphone as the viewfinder to take perfect photos Wirelessly transfer files from your camera to PC quickly and easily Wi Fi Direct photos from your camera so everyone s part of the moment Transfer files with compatible devices without additional apps or a Wi-Fi hotspot Bundle Flash (SEF-8A) Bundle Flash (SEF-8A) 20.3MP APS-C CMOS Sensor 1/8000s Fast Shutter High Speed Capture Wi-Fi Connectivity Super AMOLED Swivel Display SVGA EVF 20.3MP APS-C CMOS Sensor High Speed Capture Wi-Fi Connectivity 1080P Full HD Stereo Movie Recording Wide Range ISO (ISO 100 ~ 12800) 3.0 VGA AMOLED 20.3MP APS-C CMOS Sensor Wi-Fi Connectivity Smart Link 1080P Full HD Stereo Movie Recording Smart Auto LCD

26 Workshop with Niyi Muyi Date: 15 October 2012, 10 AM - 12 PM Location: Eko Hotel & Suites Theme: Fundamentals of Photography Description: This workshop aims at showcasing the fundamentals of photography. Topics considered are manual camera settings, including basic camera operations such as shutter speed, aperture, and ISO control. Special attention will be made to conventional rules of composition and framing, and how to translate these fundamental skills to work in tandem with the photographer s personal vision. This twohour workshop will cover the basics of manual photography, with hands on tutorials and personal feedback from the workshop facilitator. Niyi Muyi is a photographer based in Lagos, Nigeria. Muyi is a photography instructor at ishoot. Participants/ Requirements: This workshop is geared towards beginning photographers who seek general knowledge on camera operations and settings. Participants are asked to bring a camera with manual operation settings. This workshop is limited to 15 participants. Price: Free 26

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28 Artist Presentation with Stanley Greene Date: 15 October 2012, 1-3 PM Location: Main Exhibition Hall, Eko Hotel & Suites Description: Five-time World Press Photo Award Winner, Stanley Greene, will share his work, thoughts and perspective with us. Participants/Requirements: Open to All, Very Limited Spaces, RSVP Price: Free Workshop with Anais Barelli Date: 15 October 2012, 4-6 PM Location: Eko Hotel & Suites Theme: Post Production / Post-Processing Description: An assistant of Fabien Sarazin, and Stanley Greene s own post production editor, Barelli has worked with companies like Louis Vuitton, Guerlain and Dior. In this workshop, she will share her knowledge of archiving, editing, and selecting a series for reportage. Bareli will demonstrate how editing techniques apply in the field of advertising and the still life. She will also show how the digital medium became necessary in reportage for their transit quality, speed and flexibility, and also the challenges of the subtleties in this area. 28

29 Participants/ Requirements: This workshop is for intermediate and advanced photographers. This workshop is limited to 15 participants. Participants may bring their images in print or on the computer to respond effectively to their technical and aesthetic image. Price: Free

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32 Portfolio Review: Session One Date: 16 October, Location: Main Exhibition Hall, Eko Hotel & Suites Description: A maximum time of 10 minutes with each photographer as they share their opinions and expertise with you and critique your portfolio. Portfolio facilitators in the morning session include Stanley Greene, Benedicte Kurzen, Medina Dugger, Joseph Gergel, Alafuro Sikoki, Joe Penny, and Glenna Gordon. Price: Free but Very Limited Spaces, RSVP Portfolio Review: Session Two Date: 16 October, 1-3 Location: Main Exhibition Hall, Eko Hotel & Suites Description: A maximum time of 10 minutes with each photographer as they share their opinions and expertise with you and critique your portfolio. Portfolio facilitators in the afternoon session include Akintunde Akinleye, Kelechi Amadi-Obi, George Osodi, Judith Quax, Chantal Heijnen, Hans Wilschut, and Maja Flink. Price: Free but Very Limited Spaces, RSVP 32

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36 Artist Roundtable Discussion: George Osodi, Kelechi Amadi-Obi, Akintunde Akinleye Date: 16 October, 7 PM Location: Main Exhibition Hall, Eko Hotel & Suites Description: Leading Nigerian photographers George Osodi, Kelechi Amadi-Obi, and Akintunde Akinleye discuss their projects and about the state of contemporary photography in Nigeria today. The discussion will be moderated by Stanley Greene. Price: Free Workshop with Joe Penny Dates: October, 10-3 Location: 54 Raymond Njoku Street, off Awolowo Road, Ikoyi Theme: Nigeria and the Western World Description: Decades after colonization and despite the talk of imminent economic collapse, the West continues to dominate politically, economically and culturally the rest of the world. Some see in this a positive influence of liberal democratic values, while others view the relationship as one purely of domination and subordination. Others look to rising powers like China, India and Brazil for a new path forward. What does Nigeria think about this relationship? How can we relate to each other in a more 36

37 in a more egalitarian way? And how can we represent these relationships through still images and other media? This workshop will happen over three days. It will consist of discussions, photography and film viewings, readings and photography/ art/journalism assignments. The main goals are to explore ourselves and our relationships with Nigeria, Africa and the West as well as to produce a presentable project to add to participants portfolios. Participants/ Requirements:: Any photographer, filmmaker, artist, writer or journalist under the age of 30. Please note that this is a serious workshop and participants will be expected to come to every session, participate in discussions and do assignments outside of the sessions. This workshop is limited to 10 participants. Price: Free

38 Workshop with Chantal Heijnen and Judith Quax Date: October 2012, Location: Eko Hotel & Suites Theme: Finding Your Voice as a Photographer Description: In this workshop, students will bring their portfolio and/or long term projects and will discuss their projects and get feedback from the facilitators and other participants. The facilitators will talk about their paths in photography and tell about the concepts of their long-term projects. The program will begin with an introduction of the artists and their projects, and will culminate in a discussion of the participants projects. Chantal Heijnen (The Netherlands) is a portrait and documentary photographer based in The Bronx, New York. In 2000 she received a BA in Social Work, and worked 10 years as a refugee counselor. In 2008 she graduated with honors with a BA in Photography from the Photo Academy in Amsterdam. Her love for photography is what brought her to New York. She has worked as an editorial photographer for international newspapers and magazines, including The New York Times, Stern, and Vrij Nederland. She s passionate about her longterm personal projects, creating portraits - through people and landscapes - of rarely seen communities. Chantal gives independent workshops and portfolio reviews, and also works as a teaching assistant at the International Center of Photography (ICP) in New York. 38

39 Judith Quax graduated from the Fotoacademie in Amsterdam and worked as a video producer at Magnum Photos in New York. In Senegal, she photographed the rooms where men lived before they risked their lives trying to reach the Canary Islands. Judith Quax exhibited at LagosPhoto 2011, the Dak art Bienniale 2012 and 2008 in Dakar, Senegal and at the Dutch Photofestival Noorderlicht in Groningen, in 2010 and 2007 (a.o.). She is currently working on a project on the legacy of Fela Kuti. Participants/ Requirements: Students need to prepare and bring their portfolio and/or long term projects. Price: Free

40 Workshop with Glenna Gordon Date: 18 October 2012, 10-3 Location: Eko Hotel & Suites Theme: Editing for Narrative and Voice Description: When embarking on a larger project, story or essay, it is easy to keep shooting and moving forward without reflecting on your goals for the work. In this workshop, we will work as a group to edit sets of images for narrative, story and style. Editing images does not mean working on individual photographs in Photoshop, but rather selecting and sequencing sets of images. We will begin by discussing this concept and looking at examples of how other photographers edit their work, and then we will move on to editing participant s stories. Everyone has different opinions on what are good photographs and how stories should be structured. One of the goals of this workshop will be to create different edits of your work and ultimately for each photographer to refine his or her own photographic choices and make decisions about the direction of the work. We will begin by discussing editing in general. We ll talk about how different photographers approach this task the ideas that drive this process as well as strategies for applying them. We will then look at a few examples of wide takes of other photographers projects and as a 40

41 group edit them down and compare our results to the photographers choices. Ultimately, we will use these skills to look at pictures brought in by workshop participants. We will edit down your work from larger sets of images to a concise and meaningful sequence. Glenna Gordon is a documentary photographer working often in West Africa. Previously based in Liberia, she is continuing to work on a long-term photographic exploration of Liberia s contentious past and relationship with the outside, as well as beginning new projects in Nigeria and elsewhere. Her photos have been published in The New York Times, Time, Newsweek, Guernica, and elsewhere, and exhibited internationally. Participants/ Requirements: Photographers interested in this workshop should be working at an intermediate or advanced level, or can be those who are new to photography but are already working on a longer story or a project. Participants will bring in a flash drive with raw takes or 4x6 working prints of a project. Looking at an accumulation of images (including the outtakes and photos that you might have passed over) we will discuss and sequence each photographer s project and look at how the work is going, what are the strongest images, what images are still missing, and what s next. Price: Free 41

42 Film Screening: Relentless Dir. Andy Amadi Okoroafar Nigeria/France/Spain/Germany, 92 Minutes 2011 Date: 27 October, 7 PM Location: Rooftop, City Hall Description: The film screening of Relentless is organised by Goethe-Institut Nigeria in partnership with LagosPhoto. Starring Nneka in her first feature appearance, this film is the story of Obi, a peace-keeping soldier in worn torn Sierra Leone who meets Blessing, a Sierra Leonean woman. His life is devastated when he finds Blessing mutilated by rebels. His only option is to end her misery. On his return to Lagos, Obi is a man battling with the scars of war. By day he runs a small security company with Ola, his best friend and fellow war veteran; at night he walks the lonely streets of Lagos. An aesthetic and visual explosion set in Africa s throbbing megacity Lagos, Relentless delicately explores the effects of war and loss. Price: Free 42

43 Address: 8, rue Jules Vallès F PARIS (France) Tel: info@speos.fr Skype: speos-admissions01 or speos-admissions02 Web: Blog: photographers-blog.com Pierre Pherivong, Year 2010 (Design: Morgane & Salomé) Spéos The International Photography School P a r i s P h o t o g r a p h i c I n s t i t u t e

44 Photography Exhibition: Crossing Compasses Date: 3 November, 3 PM Location: Goethe-Institut Nigeria, Lagos City Hall, 3rd Floor 30 Catholic Mission, Lagos Island Description: Crossing Compasses is organised by Goethe-Institut Nigeria. The Berlin based photo school Neue Schule für Fotografie initiated an exchange with students of the Yaba College for Technology and the Neue Schule für Fotografie, called Crossing Compass. Nigerian Students came to Berlin in May 2012, German photographers visited Lagos in July 2012, each of them exploring the different cities in a very holistic approach. The result is this stunning exhibition that has its premiere in Lagos for the LagosPhoto Festival. It will then travel back to Berlin for the Month of Photography. Price: Free Stanley Greene, Standing at the Graveyards of E-Waste,

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48 Halima Abubakar Nigeria Night Traffic and Human Patterns in the City of Lagos Bunmi Adedipe Nigeria Underground Economy Waste to Wealth Segun Adefila Nigeria Lagos Street Performance Aderemi Adegbite Nigeria Makoko not Maroko Streets Engagement Jenevieve Aken Nigeria Seven Days in the Life of Lagos Akintunde Akinleye Nigeria Lagos Sand Merchants Retrospective Kelechi Amadi-Obi Nigeria Family Lolade Cameron Cole Nigeria Nightscapes and Cityscapes 48

49 Medina Dugger USA Seven Days in the Life of Amos Delphine Fawundu Sierra Leone/ USA Generations SWAGGA: An African Urban Music Series Maja Flink Sweden Generations Stanley Greene USA Standing at the Graveyards of E-Waste Jane Hahn USA Makoko Chantal Heijnen Netherlands Femi Kuti s Legacy Chinenye Godsproperty John Nigeria Kaleidoscope David de Jong Netherlands Zinc and Nails Benedicte Kurzen France The Steel Shell - Lagos Seaport 49

50 Ruth McDowall New Zealand The Last Straw: Occupy Nigeria Jide Odukoya Nigeria Emergence of a Megacity Lakin Ogunbanwo Nigeria Spectrum Olayinka Oluwakuse Nigeria 101 Reasons Not to Visit Lagos Bayo Omoboriowo Nigeria Where Are We Going? Women and the Economy George Osodi Nigeria Lagos Uncelebrated Judith Quax Netherlands Felabration X Olayinka Sangotoye Nigeria No Man s Land Alafuro Sikoki Nigeria 2 Minute Photo Theatre 50

51 Andrea Stultiens Netherlands Lagos On/As Stage Margherita Trestini Italy Urban Landscape: A City of Contrast Hans Wilschut Netherlands Centre of Excellence 51

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59 Welcome to the 3rd edition of LagosPhoto Festival. The Germans have a saying, einmal ist keinmal, that is to say, to do a thing once is not enough. To do it twice, well, any two points is an opportunity for a straight line. The third occasion is definitely evidence that this project is not only a labour of love and belief but also sustainable and relevant. This year and over the next couple of years our theme comes home to celebrate our beloved city Lagos. The visual narrative that we employ is all embracing. The blend between traditional photo documentary and conceptual photography is evident and, what is more, all the artists have imbibed and captured the very essence of Lagos in a deeply reflective way. Over the last few years, African Artists Foundation has produced LagosPhoto, however going forward the newly established LagosPhoto Foundation will undertake this task. These are exciting times. Thank you to Etisalat and Eko Hotel and Suites for their consistent and unflinching support. Team LP, Arts Collaboratory, our graphic designer, writers, partners and Friends of LagosPhoto, you are all appreciated. Azu Nwagbogu and Caline Chagoury Directors, LagosPhoto Foundation 59

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