Yetunde Ayeni-Babaeko
Yetunde Ayeni-Babaeko | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1978  Enugu |
| Occupation | Photographer |
Yetunde Ayeni-Babaeko (born 1978) is a Nigerian photographer.[1]
Life
[edit]Yetunde Ayeni-Babaeko was born in Enugu, Eastern Region, Nigeria in 1978. Her father was Nigerian and her mother was German. She moved to Germany as a child, attending secondary school there and completing a photography apprenticeship at Studio Be in Greven. In 2005 she returned to Nigeria. In 2007 she opened her own studio, Camera Studios,[1] based in Ikeja.[2]
Ayeni-Babaeko's 2014 exhibition 'Eko Moves', in collaboration with the Society for Performing Arts of Nigeria (SPAN), portrayed dancers in public spaces in Lagos.[3] Her 2019 exhibition 'White Ebony' highlighted the situation of people with albinism.[4]
Yetunde is married to Steve Babaeko.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Maria Diamond, Yetunde Ayeni-Babaeko, The Guardian, 23 February 2019. Accessed 15 May 2020.
- ^ Elizabeth Ayoola, Meet the Boss: Yetunde Ayeni-Babaeko, Camera Studios, Connect Nigeria, 21 January 2015. Accessed 15 May 2020.
- ^ Connect Nigeria in Conversation with Yetunde Ayeni Babaeko on 'Eko Moves', Connect Nigeria, 8 December 2014. Accessed 15 May 2020.
- ^ Photographer Yetunde Ayeni-Babaeko spotlights Albinism with ‘White Ebony’, Premium Times, 23 May 2019. Accessed 15 May 2020.
- ^ omotolani (1 June 2017). "Steve Babaeko is a year older today". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Babaeko Makes Bold Entry into Farming – THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
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