Check out amazing photos of Lagos Photo Festival 2016

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Since year 2010, many Nigerian art lovers look forward to attending the Lagos Photo Festival.

For many it is an an avenue to live the experiences of photographers around the world through their exhibited works. For others especially photographers, it is a kind of renaissance. After the event, they are able to go back to their studio and inject more passion into their chosen career.

This year’s edition is themed: Rituals and Performance: Inherent Risk. It was flagged of on  Saturday, October 22 and it will run through November 21, one full month at the Eko Hotels and Suites Victoria Island Lagos.

Thirty-nine photographers, including TY Bello who discovered modelling talent, Jumoke Orisaguna -the former bread seller-  will be exhibiting their works at this year’s event.

The event is organised by the African Artists’ Foundation (AAF) as part of an ongoing project designed to use art in public spaces, as a medium for increasing societal awareness. The festival includes workshops and classes for professional artists, art fairs and indoor and outdoor exhibitions citywide. LagosPhoto is held annually and features emerging photographers alongside established photographers.

See some of the works of the photographers at the event if they won’t still, even steal your heart.

  1. Ada Hanna

2. Barouge Age

3. Benedicte Vanderreydt

4. Bruno Morais

5. Bubi Canal

6. Colin Delfosse

7. David Uzochukwu

8. Emmanuel Trousse

9. Eric Gyamfi

10. Fabrice Monteiro

11. Fati Abubakar

12. Flurina Ruthenberger

13. Gideon Mendel

14. Ishola Akpo

15. Jenevieve Aken

16. Jonathan Mannion

17. Juno Calypso

17. Karimah Ashadu

18. Keyezua

19. Kiluanji Kia Henda

20. Kudzanai Chiurai

21. Lakin Ogunbanwo

22. Leonardo Pongo

23. Lorenzo Vitturi

24. Mario Macilau

25.Miia Autio

26. Mohau Modisakeng

27. Mũchiri Njenga

28. Nico Krijno

29. Osborne Macharia

30. Patrick Willocq

31. Pep Bonet

32. Reze Bonna

33. Rodney Omeokachie

34. Sanne De Wilde

35. Siwa Mgoboza

36. Thierry Fontaine

37. Tsoku Maela

38. TY Bello

All photos used in this article are from the Lagos Photo Festival 2016

 

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