ADEREMI'S NOTEBOOK

— Check out The two sides of Nigeria, a photoessay put together in the run-up to the elections. (2)

— Purefoto.com by Yellow socks is “designed to capture and archive images of Nigerian Events online, with a focus on the booming creative fashion and entertainment industries”. #

Obasanjo’s 70th birthday (1)

Dare Obasanjo has posted some pictures from his Dad’s 70th Birthday, Nigeria’s outgoing President. Enjoy!
Found via Imnakoya.

The Other Africa (1)

Crossroads back in 1960
In 2007, we are still at the crossroads

Akintunde Akinleye (1)

I saw this photo for the first time today. It was a photo of a man rinsing his face after gas pipeline explosion in Lagos back in December 2006. The photo taken by Akintunde Akinleye, won first prize in the Spot News Singles Catergory of the World Press Photo of the Year. (via Maryt)

— Beautiful photos of African Kings by Daniel Laine. The original site has some text description for each photo. (3)

— Picturing Nigeria “is a photographic exploration of Nigerian cities, initiated to display everyday life and everyday sights of Nigeria”. The site is also available in Yoruba. (4)

The World is not a Joke (0)

Went to the 2006 Carnaval del Pueblo in Burgess Park on Sunday. It was amazing! Good opportunity to test drive my photographic skills. Wulf also has some photos from Sunday, although we missed each other.

Found a guy wearing a t-shirt with George Bush’s picture saying “The World is not a Joke”. The World’s most powerful politician/man is also a joker. How ironic!

— Our man in Mali; I love this picture! #

— Andrew Esiebo’s Life goes on in Lagos featured in Photoblogs Magazine. #