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Nigerian photographer William Ukoh

I am excited to present here the work of the Nigerian photographer William Ukoh whose work I first saw on Afropunk website with his latest work Lagos Futurism – A fashion Portrait piece highlighting the creative uprising going on in West Africa.

William Ukoh, also known as willyverse, is a young Nigerian-born artist, currently based in Toronto. His diverse work encompasses fashion, portraiture and documentary photography, as well as film. His personal work has addressed subjects ranging from cultural appropriation to the entrepreneurial spirit of Lagos’s artisans. Get to know William Ukoh reading an interview with him by Nataal magazine.

His work is astonishingly beautiful. Check it out below.

william ukoh-Architecture of Disorder
Architecture of Disorder
william ukoh-black hair
The jubilant beauty of black hair
william ukoh-black hair-2
The jubilant beauty of black hair
william ukoh-black hair-4
The jubilant beauty of black hair
william ukoh-Fly Kayla
Fly Kayla
william ukoh-LAGOS FUTURISM-2
Lagos Futurism | A fashion Portrait piece highlighting the creative uprising going on in West Africa.
william ukoh-lagos
Lagos Futurism | A fashion Portrait piece highlighting the creative uprising going on in West Africa.
william ukoh-Okada-Love
Okada Love Pt. 1. A fashion piece for Nataal. It highlights the untold story of the intimacy that exists between Okada driver and passenger.

william ukoh-black hair-3

william ukoh-Teesh revisited
Teesh revisited
william ukoh-The Three Graces
The Three Graces
william ukoh-You reaching
You reaching
william ukoh-Z
Z

Maria Papaefstathiou

VISUAL DESIGNER since 1996 and blogger since 2010. Living in Athens, Greece. She has been focusing her research on poster design and particularly on social poster design and portrait design. Her main poster project is a series of posters celebrating great personalities of traditional and popular culture in Greece and Jamaica. These include actors, singers, musicians, poets etc. This is an ongoing project. “I believe that design is a powerful tool that we designers can use to spark enthusiasm, change mindsets and bring positive actions to our world and our culture”. FOUNDER AND EDITOR OF GRAPHICART-NEWS.COM BLOG. She carefully curates high-quality designs, illustrations, and art, from all over the world that will teach and provoke other designers. Many consider her blog to be an exceptional educational tool. CO-FOUNDER OF THE INTERNATIONAL REGGAE POSTER CONTEST which was launched on December 2011, partnering, the creative activist Michael Thompson aka Freestylee. (www.reggaepostercontest.com)

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