Lakin Ogunbanwo is a Nigerian fashion photographer who is trying to redefine the contemporary African cultural narrative — one photo at a time.
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Alára
Clothing store
12a Akin Olugbade St, Victoria Island, Lagos 106104, Lagos, Nigeria
"Once this space existed, the city changed. It reminds me that spaces can really affect culture."
Lakin OGUNBANWO
Lekki Art Market
Market
Oba Elegushi St, Lekki Penninsula II, Lekki 106104, Lagos, Nigeria
"Lekki Art Market is always a reminder of just how many brilliant artists are out here working. They may not have the notoriety that they deserve but they do exist."
Lakin OGUNBANWO
Itan Test Kitchen
Nigerian restaurant
6 Moor Rd, Ikoyi, Lagos 106104, Lagos, Nigeria
"Itan means story in Yoruba, which is my language. It’s like a nice culinary experience with, like, an eight-course dinner. And it’s inspired by Nigerian food — or just African food — but it’s reinterpreted."
Lakin OGUNBANWO
Nike Art Gallery
Art gallery
2 Nike Art Gallery Rd, Lekki Phase I, Lekki 106104, Lagos, Nigeria
"It’s this multi- floor building with just like different kinds of art, good art, bad art, cheap art, expensive art, Street Arts, elevated, like whatever it is. It’s almost like the visual representation of how I process Lagos sometimes: it is chaos."
Lakin OGUNBANWO
Ilashe Beach
Private Beach
Lagos 102102, Lagos, Nigeria
"It's literally just you, your party, or whoever you're with and the ocean."
Lakin OGUNBANWO