Emmanuel Osodi
Photographer / Based in Lagos
Emmanuel Osodi is a social documentary photographer and a Photojournalist living and working in Lagos, Nigeria.
I studied Photojournalism at College of Journalism in Lagos, Nigeria. I focus on reportage, urban portraits, social and cultural issues.
In December 2009 I was invited by the British Council to participate in a photography project called My Home is Here The project involved travelling around Nigeria to produce images of Climate Change in Nigeria and, as part of this project, I won a Canon 5D Mark II camera.
In 2011, was nominated for the Joop Swart Master class (World press photo) in Nederland.
I participated in photography Master class in 2013 with Goethe-Institute, Lagos, Nigeria. The Goethe-Institute is the Federal Republic of Germany’s cultural institute operational worldwide.
I was also a participant for the Report Women! Project training for investigative reporting of girls and women in Nigeria, put together by Wole Soyinka centre for Investigative Journalism and the royal Netherlands Embassy.
Currently working with The News Magazine and P M News Paper in Lagos State, Nigeria.