Victor Adéwálé is a photographer, film producer, and event curator based in Lagos, Nigeria. Shaped by his early interests in literature and music and having grown up in the city of Lagos, he uses photography to visualize the stories that matter most to him but are not popular in the traditional media in Nigeria. His work is human-centric, introspective, and reflective of his community and contemporary social and environmental issues.Victor is a member of the African Photojournalism Database (APJD) and Diversify Photo. He is a 2021 Prince Claus Seed Awardee, the recipient of the Foundry Workshop Golden Scarf Award (2021), and he is a 2023 National Geographic explorer.
Environment / Climate emergency
Free Expression / Civil Society
Reexamining history
Artistic Research
Media / Journalism
Visual Art
2023
Building Beyond
Building Beyond
SEED Award 2021
