George Osodi (b.1974) is a Nigerian photographer from
Ogwashi Ukwu
Ogwashi Ukwu, sometimes spelt as Ogwashi-Uku, is an Igbo town in Delta State, Nigeria. Located west of the state capital Asaba, it is the headquarters for the Local Government Area, Aniocha South. The population of Ogwashi-Ukwu is about 50,2 ...
, Delta State.
Background and career
He studied business administration at the
Yaba College of Technology
Yaba College of Technology, popularly known as YABATECH, was founded in 1947, and is Nigeria's first higher educational institution. It is located in Yaba, Lagos. , it had a student enrollment of over 16,000. It also has a secondary school and ...
in Lagos between 1996 and 1999. He was a photojournalist at ''The Comet'' newspaper from 1999 to 2002. He moved on to the
Associated Press
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from 2002 to 2008. He got a
Professional National Diploma in documentary making from the London Academy of Media, Film and TV in 2009.
His works have appeared in
Bloomberg
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, ''
Time
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'', ''
The Guardian
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'', ''
The New York Times
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'', ''Telegraph'' newspapers, ''
USA Today
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'',
CNN
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,
and ''
BBC Focus on Africa
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'' magazine. He is a member of
Panos Pictures UK. His works have been exhibited at
Museumslandschaft Hessen Kassel
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in Germany; the
Neue Galerie in New York City, US, and the
Newark Museum of Art
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.
Osodi spent several years documenting the impact of oil extraction in the
Niger Delta
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.
Awards
Osodi won first prize at the Fuji African Photojournalist of the Year competition in 2004 in the Features and Portfolio categories.
References
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Nigerian artists