Rini Mahmud DzukogiIn this collection of memorabilia photographs, I captured a long-standing Hausa tradition of dying clothes. This art, with the popular title of ‘Rini’, has for over a decade invaded the whole of northern Nigeria as a business and creative art. Rini...

 The Metaphoricality of Existence Abubakar AuwalI heard many stories of climate change since I was very small, and often wonder what will happen to the earth when things get worse. It is obvious that seasons clash when switching their timing. Through my photographs, I...

Legio Maria Jeremy OnyangoKibera is a place of contrasts – where struggle and joy, scarcity and abundance, chaos and order coexist. It is also a place with so much beauty in the mundane. On Sundays, you witness all sorts of it, the intimacy of community life – from...

The Weight We Carry Habibat Muhammad SaniIn this country, we carry many things. Plastic bags from the market. Bibles. Qur’ans. Basins of water balanced on weary heads. But beyond what the eyes can see, we carry heavier things – responsibilities, sacrifices, silent...

Made in the Fire Caleb Ishaya OseshiWith many local blacksmith workshops in Africa, blacksmithing has been part of the African society since 1500 B.C. It was used for making agricultural tools, musical instruments and for crafting weapons for war. A blacksmith was...

Blossom David AnyanwuReminiscing about my growth and achievements as an artist over the years that prompted me in creating this artwork, Blossom. The Blossom art entails the growth and the art of  blooming in an individual life. The artwork was created with a male...

Reaching Out to the Unknown Victoria OjoIn the depths of our existence, there lies an urge in us to reach out to the unknown; a connection force or whispers. For in the unknown, we search for ourselves and find the essence of our existence. We find the freedom to...

The Language of the Drum Michael Emerald OladosuIn Yorubaland, drums do not merely sound – they speak. The talking drum, with its hourglass shape and taut leather cords, tells stories that words cannot fully hold. Its voice rises and falls, mimicking human speech,...

Watercolours Ellen June WrightI have had the privilege of having many poems published, but I also have a passion for visual art and photography. I studied art and art history at Rutgers College as an undergraduate, and I've had a lifelong desire to rekindle that...

Passion & Power Sophie Kinya “One of the greatest problems of history is that the concept of love and power have usually been contrasted as opposites, polar opposites, so that love is identified with a resignation of power and power with a denial of love." -...

Vitiligo Is My Superpower Phelix Owiny'Vitiligo is my Superpower' is a photo series inspired by the urge to create more awareness of vitiligo through photography. I love art and use it as a tool to create vitiligo awareness. I usually tell my story through pictures...

Let There Be Light John Attah'Let There Be Light' is a collection of photos taken the same day at the Banex Bridge, F.C.T, Abuja, Nigeria. The Bridge is a place where people wait to board taxis to different locations. The pictures capture the moments that involve the...