Yetunde Ayeni-Babaeko Explained

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Yetunde Ayeni-Babaeko (born 1978) is a Nigerian photographer.[1]

Life

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Maria Diamond, Yetunde Ayeni-Babaeko, The Guardian, 23 February 2019. Accessed 15 May 2020.
  2. Elizabeth Ayoola, Meet the Boss: Yetunde Ayeni-Babaeko, Camera Studios, Connect Nigeria, 21 January 2015. Accessed 15 May 2020.
  3. https://connectnigeria.com/articles/2014/12/connect-nigeria-in-conversation-with-yetunde-ayeni-babaeko-on-eko-moves/ Connect Nigeria in Conversation with Yetunde Ayeni Babaeko on 'Eko Moves'
  4. https://www.premiumtimesng.com/entertainment/331282-photographer-yetunde-ayeni-babaeko-spotlights-albinism-with-white-ebony.html Photographer Yetunde Ayeni-Babaeko spotlights Albinism with ‘White Ebony’
  5. Web site: omotolani . 2017-06-01 . Steve Babaeko is a year older today . 2024-07-17 . Pulse Nigeria . en.
  6. Web site: Babaeko Makes Bold Entry into Farming – THISDAYLIVE . 2024-07-17 . www.thisdaylive.com.