George Osodi

George Osodi is a Nigerian photographer from Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State.[1][2][3][4]

Background and Career

He studied Business Administration at the Yaba College of Technology in Lagos between 1996 and 1999. He was a photojournalist at Comet Newspaper from 1999 to 2002. He moved on to the Associated Press from 2002 to 2008. He got a Professional National Diploma in Documentary Making from the London Academy of Media, Film and TV in 2009.[5]

His works have appeared in the Bloomberg,[6][7] Time Magazine,[8] the Guardian,[9] New York Times,[10] Telegraph newspapers, USA Today, CNN,[3] and the BBC's Focus on Africa Magazine.[11] He is a member of Panos Pictures UK. His works have been exhibited at Museumslandschaft Hessen Kassel in Germany; the Neue Galerie in New York City, USA,[12][13] and the Newark Museum of Art.[14][15]

Osodi spent several years documenting the impact of oil extraction in the Niger Delta.[16][17]

Awards

Osodi won first prize at the Fuji African Photojournalist of the Year competition in 2004 in the Features and Portfolio categories.[18]

References
  1. "George Osodi". ZODML. 2014-07-09. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  2. "George Osodi | Liverpool Biennial of Contemporary Art". www.biennial.com. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  3. Sophie Eastaugh, for. "14 powerful photos addressing inequality". CNN. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  4. "African Photography series to air on Al Jazeera - Al Jazeera English". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  5. BellaNaija.com (2019-04-17). "Meet the Panelists for The Business of Photography Conference themed 'Shaping the Narrative' | April 30th". BellaNaija. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  6. "Nigeria Misses Revenue Target on Low Oil Prices and Output". Bloomberg.com. 2020-07-09. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  7. "Nigeria Finds Over 100 People Exposed to First Coronavirus Case". Bloomberg.com. 2020-03-01. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  8. "These 5 Facts Explain the Good News About Africa". Time. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  9. Osodi, George (2016-08-12). "Kingdoms, thrones and crowns: inside the lives of Nigeria's monarchs - in pictures". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  10. Cotter, Holland; Heinrich, Will; Schwendener, Martha (2016-12-01). "What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  11. "In pictures: Country of kings, Nigeria's many monarchs". BBC News. 2013-10-13. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  12. "George Osodi | World Press Photo". www.worldpressphoto.org. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  13. "George Osodi". TAFETA. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  14. Mallonee, Laura C. (2015-03-16). "Sitting at the Thrones of Nigerian Kings". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
  15. "Royals & Regalia: Inside the Palaces of Nigeria's Monarchs | Newark Museum". www.newarkmuseumart.org. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
  16. "Nigeria's Artists Fight Back Against the Oil Industry | Frieze". Frieze. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
  17. "No Preservatives | Looking Back to Nigeria: The Center for Contemporary Art, Lagos [Part II]". Art21 Magazine. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
  18. guardian.ng https://guardian.ng/art/osodi-okore-dele-kuku-show-at-art-x-lagos/. Retrieved 2020-09-05. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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