The LagosPhoto Grand
Opening in one word – striking!
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| AAF Director Azu Nwagbogu, Etisalat's Evelyn Eru & French Photographer Patrick Willocq |
Held at the Ocean View in
Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island, the Grand Opening inaugurated the
fourth edition of the LagosPhoto Festival, themed The Megacity and the Non-City. This year’s theme explored two
sides of Lagos which showed how developments in Africa’s urban centres and
technology changes have transformed the Lagosian’s sense of place in a
globally connected world.
Sponsored by Etisalat
Nigeria, entries portraying the theme were sent in by budding photographers. 26
photos were shortlisted for the competition, including entries by Adeniyi
Ayodele (Untitled), Olakunmi Agbaje (Lekkoyi), Oluwatoni Omidiji (Floating
Marina) and Omololu Omolayo (BRT State of Mind) and Ayodeji Adeogun (Ogba
Fisher).
The Grand Opening, which
was opened to the general public, also featured exhibitions by Nigeria’s best photographers,
alongside works by international photographers from over 15 countries. Participating
artists included Nigeria’s Kelechi Amadi-Obi, Jelili Atiku,
Adeola Olagunju, alongside Benin Republic’s Leonce Agbodjelou, Zimbabwe’s Kudzanai Chiurai, Cameroon’s Samuel Fasso, Italy’s Nicola Lo Calzo, France’s Patrick Willocq, Turkey’s Ahmet Polat and Spain’s Critina de Middel. A
sensational part of the night was the display of large scale outdoor prints.
The LagosPhoto Festival,
which is the first and only international arts festival of photography in
Nigeria, began in September.
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