George Osodi

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George Osodi (born 1974) is a Nigerian photographer from Ogwashi Ukwu, Delta State. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Background and career

He studied business administration at the Yaba College of Technology in Lagos between 1996 and 1999. He was a photojournalist at The Comet newspaper from 1999 to 2002. He moved on to the Associated Press from 2002 to 2008. He got a Professional National Diploma in documentary making from the London Academy of Media, Film and TV in 2009. [5]

His works have appeared in Bloomberg, [6] [7] Time , [8] The Guardian , [9] The New York Times , [10] Telegraph newspapers, USA Today , CNN, [3] and BBC Focus on Africa magazine. [11] He is a member of Panos Pictures UK. His works have been exhibited at Museumslandschaft Hessen Kassel in Germany; the Neue Galerie in New York City, US, [12] [13] and the Newark Museum of Art. [14] [15]

Osodi spent several years documenting the impact of oil extraction in the Niger Delta. [16] [17]

Awards

Osodi won first prize at the Fuji African Photojournalist of the Year competition in 2004 in the Features and Portfolio categories. [18]

References

  1. ↑ "George Osodi". ZODML. 9 July 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "George Osodi". Liverpool Biennial of Contemporary Art. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  3. 1 2 Eastaugh, Sophie (25 September 2015). "14 powerful photos addressing inequality". CNN. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "African Photography series to air on Al Jazeera". Al Jazeera English . Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "Meet the Panelists for The Business of Photography Conference themed 'Shaping the Narrative' | 30 April". BellaNaija . 17 April 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "Nigeria Misses Revenue Target on Low Oil Prices and Output". Bloomberg. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "Nigeria Finds Over 100 People Exposed to First Coronavirus Case". Bloomberg. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  8. ↑ "These 5 Facts Explain the Good News About Africa". Time . Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  9. ↑ Osodi, George (12 August 2016). "Kingdoms, thrones and crowns: inside the lives of Nigeria's monarchs - in pictures". The Guardian . ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  10. ↑ Cotter, Holland; Heinrich, Will; Schwendener, Martha (1 December 2016). "What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week". The New York Times . ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  11. ↑ "In pictures: Country of kings, Nigeria's many monarchs". BBC News. 13 October 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  12. ↑ "George Osodi". World Press Photo . Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  13. ↑ "George Osodi". TAFETA. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  14. ↑ Mallonee, Laura C. (16 March 2015). "Sitting at the Thrones of Nigerian Kings". Hyperallergic . Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  15. ↑ "Royals & Regalia: Inside the Palaces of Nigeria's Monarchs". The Newark Museum of Art . Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  16. ↑ "Nigeria's Artists Fight Back Against the Oil Industry". frieze . Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  17. ↑ "No Preservatives | Looking Back to Nigeria: The Center for Contemporary Art, Lagos [Part II]". Art:21 . Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  18. ↑ "Osodi, Okore, Dele-Kuku show at Art X Lagos". The Guardian . Nigeria. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
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