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by Glenna Gordon

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Two Photographers

Two photographers whose work I deeply respect are Glenna Gordon and DeLovie Kwagala.

Gordon’s series Mass Abductions in Nigeria and Kwagala’s I’m not my trauma deftly navigate ethical pitfalls and affirm their subjects humanity.

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An opulent wedding for nearly a thousand guests was held at the banquet hall of a private housing estate in Lagos, Nigeria. Guests wear matching outfits and hats chosen by the bride’s family.

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Photos by Glenna Gordon in Monrovia, Liberia. The purpose of these photos was to explore the tensions between the former Americo-Liberians  elites and the buildings/lives they left behind. 

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Dysturb #womenmatter

Photojournalism is a universal language with the power to demolish stereotypes, trigger discussions and alert consciences.

In 2014 Dysturb began pasting mural-sized guerrilla blow ups in public places: city walls, skate parks, and school hallways. In stark black and white, they make billboard sized prints of news images from photojournalists around the world, on a scale usually only seen in color commercial advertisements, to bring crucial subjects - like climate change, women’s issues, refugee crisis - and place them directly in front of people’s eyes.

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Customs House, a refugee camp outside of Maiduguri, Nigeria, populated by civilians fleeing the violence of Boko Haram. Photo @Glenna Gordon for the NY Times, from this article. 

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Novelist Farida Ado at her home

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A male guest dances at the women’s celebration during a Muslim wedding in Jos, central Nigeria. Muslim weddings have separate celebrations for women and for men though there is some mixing.

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