Yetunde Ayeni-Babaeko | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1978  Enugu |
| Occupation | Photographer |
Yetunde Ayeni-Babaeko (born 1978) is a Nigerian photographer. [1]
Yetunde Ayeni-Babaeko | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1978 Enugu |
| Occupation | Photographer |
Yetunde Ayeni-Babaeko (born 1978) is a Nigerian photographer. [1]
Yetunde Ayeni-Babaeko was born in Enugu, Eastern Region, Nigeria in 1978. Her father was Nigerian and her mother was German. She moved to Germany as a child, attending secondary school there and completing a photography apprenticeship at Studio Be in Greven. In 2005 she returned to Nigeria. In 2007 she opened her own studio, Camera Studios, [1] based in Ikeja. [2]
Ayeni-Babaeko's 2014 exhibition 'Eko Moves', in collaboration with the Society for Performing Arts of Nigeria (SPAN), portrayed dancers in public spaces in Lagos. [3] Her 2019 exhibition 'White Ebony' highlighted the situation of people with albinism. [4]
Yetunde is married to Steve Babaeko. [5] [6]
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