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Nigerian photographer Lakin Ogunbanwo new series “e wá wo mi” featured in Vogue

In his new series ‘e wá wo mi’ (*come look at me) Lakin explores and reinterprets the visual imagery surrounding Nigerian brides and marriage, representing the traditional ceremonial wear of the Yoruba, Igbo and Hausa-Fulani tribes, amongst others. In ‘e wá wo mi’ weddings are seen as a performative ritual as well as a transformative […]