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‘Dayo Adedayo (born 1 July 1964) is a British-trained Nigerian documentary photographer, cultural anthropologist, and author. He is the author of Nigeria 2.0, a book that documents the story behind many important places in Nigeria. Within a space of 17 years, Adedayo has travelled and documented 36 states in Nigeria.[1]

Dayo Adedayo
Born1 July 1964
NationalityNigerian
EducationBachelor’s degree in Photography Arts
Alma materWestminster University Westminster College
Occupations
  • Photographer
  • Travel writer
Notable workSee Dubai and die
Nigeria 2.0
Websitedayoadedayo.com

Education

Adedayo had his primary education in Nigeria at Children’s Home School, Molete, Ibadan, Oyo State, and Moslem Primary School, Idofe, Oke-Ife, Ijebu Ife, Ogun State. He passed his secondary school certificate at Ijebu Ife Community Grammar School. He went on to study Photography Arts at Westminster College and the University of Westminster, U.K. He is the author of Rivers State Our Proud Heritage, Tour Nigeria, and Lagos State, A Visual Portrait.[2] He has archived more than 4 million images of Nigeria.[3]

Career

Adedayo started out as a social photographer, later freelancer for Ovation Magazine International, before venturing into documentary photography. He has travelled and visually documented all 774 local government areas in Nigeria, capturing landscapes, people, culture, flora, and food.[4] His photographic works are watermarked on the pages of the Nigerian e-Passport, adorn the walls of the Lagos and Abuja international airports and decorate the walls of numerous public institutions both in Nigeria and in the diaspora.[2] In 2014, to commemorate Nigeria’s nationhood, he was commissioned to produce images for the centenary One hundred Naira note.[5] He was a member of a committee saddled with the responsibility of setting up photography in the pilot project curriculum for the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), the regulatory body for Nigerian Polytechnics.[6]

In 2023, Adedayo opened the Dayo Adedayo Photography Experience Centre, located along the Lekki–Epe Expressway in Lagos. The multi-use public facility celebrates Nigerian culture through photography and includes a studio, green spaces, a cafe and a library.[7]

Publications

He is the author of fourteen books including: Nigeria, Nigeria 2.0, Enchanting Nigeria, Nigeria The Magical, Lagos State – The Centre of Excellence, Ogun State – The Gateway State, Owe Yoruba, Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation – Tourism is Life, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation 37 Years in Pictures, Rivers State – Our Proud Heritage, Tour Nigeria, Lagos State – A visual Portrait, Owe Yoruba 2.0 and Ogun State – A Visual Portrait.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ Ajeluorou, Anote (5 March 2017). “‘Too many brilliant, fantastic minds doing something very good, but their presentation is poor’“. guardian.ng. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b “Dayo Adedayo: I’m Using Photography to Document Nigeria”. THISDAYLIVE. 23 June 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  3. ^ Team, Editorial (7 September 2019). “Afripreneur Profile: Dayo Adedayo, The Man Behind The Lens”. Business Africa Online. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  4. ^ Uwandu, Elizabeth (16 April 2017). “Adedayo’s Nigeria 2.0 explores hidden rich culture”. Vanguard News. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  5. ^ admin (30 July 2016). “Dayo Adedayo: I’ll Remain a Photographer Until I Die”. THISDAYLIVE. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  6. ^ “A Photographer’s Journey with Dayo Adedayo | Young & Cerebral”. Archived from the original on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  7. ^ “Photographer, Dayo Adedayo, opens Experience Centre in Lagos”. The Guardian. 3 December 2022.
  8. ^ BellaNaija.com (30 July 2020). “Òwe Yorùbá – ‘A Rescue to the Threatened Yoruba Language’ by Dayo Adedayo”. BellaNaija. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  9. ^ Obiogbolu-Amadiume, Antoinette (2020). Ogun State : The Gateway State : A Visual Portrait. ISBN 978-9785340426.

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