Photographer and Filmmaker
@ Anadolu Agency
/ Based in Lagos, Nigeria
Adeyinka Yusuf is a photographer and filmmaker from Lagos, Nigeria. In 2013, he started Street Shooters NG, a street photography collective and the following year, he was selected to lead a photowalk as part of the Nigerian Photography...
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Adeyinka Yusuf is a photographer and filmmaker from Lagos, Nigeria.
In 2013, he started Street Shooters NG, a street photography collective and the following year, he was selected to lead a photowalk as part of the Nigerian Photography Expo and Conference.
As a political photographer, he documented the lives and work of several political figures in Nigeria, some of which have included President Muhammadu Buhari during the 2015 electoral campaign, and later his daughter Zahra Buhari, who he worked with as personal photographer. He has also held the position of the Official Photographer to the Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki.
He is a member of the African Photojournalism Database. His documentary work has been recognised by World Press Photo and Everyday Africa.
Adeyinka also has extensive experience in events, wedding and portrait photography, running his own photography company in-between gigs.
He is currently enrolled in a film production program at InFocus Film School in Vancouver, Canada.