“Lagos”

Street tailor

Lagos -  My source of income being a street tailor. I make a musical rythm with my scissors to attrack customers while walking. You can invite me in your house
Israel Ophori – Lagos Lab

Street News stands

Lagos -  People gathering to have a glance or read of the day’s news at one of the many newspaper stands in Lagos. …
Andrew Esiebo – VKMobileLifeNigeria

Street Installations as Advertising

Lagos -  The woodworkers situated on Boyle St, Onikan, leave a sample door and ladder propped up against a defunct telephone pole to advertise their trade.…
Folarin Shasanya – Lagos Lab

Street economics 002

Lagos -  passion and craft on the street, my collegue Tuoyo recording a street businessman…
Israel Ophori – Lagos Lab

Sleeping space

Lagos -  During my WildWalk, while attempting to walk through this space I was stopped and warned not to pass through it, as it is a sleeping space for some homeless people…
Andrew Esiebo – Migrationpapa

Ricemasters

Lagos -  Men from western Nigeria reading newpapers at one of the rice stores at the Iddo terminus market. The market is popular for transtional trading. This has made it a hub…
Andrew Esiebo – Migrationpapa

Public pray ground

Lagos -  Ramadan and it’s prayer time. These devout people have carved out a little road-side space near their place of business to pray. Note they have a clock to remind them…
Toye Gbade – Lagos Lab

Palm oil for sale

Lagos -  A man moving bag of rice as kegs of palm oil waits buyers across the country and beyond at at the Iddo terminus market. The market is popular for transtional…
Andrew Esiebo – Migrationpapa

OYO 002

Lagos -  Aftermath @ the beach. A lot of things happen on the beach. At night if you go down to have a drink, most times after a while, say like thirty…
Tuoyo Omagba – Lagos Lab

Street Cupboard

Lagos -  The engineers (car mechanics) on Military St, Onikan, have painted the wall in the colors of the Nigerian flag. They put up hooks for their clothes to hang on whilst…
Folarin Shasanya – Lagos Lab

Shoe accessories hawker

Lagos -  Shoe accessories hawker …
Andrew Esiebo – VKMobileLifeNigeria

Rice loaders

Lagos -  Men who are mostly from northern Nigeria are off loading bags of rice into the wharehouse in Iddo terminus market. The market is popular for transtional trading. This has made…
Andrew Esiebo – Migrationpapa

Public Pray Ground

Lagos -  Everyman has what he believes in and spends some time meditating. It is believed that you are closer to God while staying/praying at Bar Beach. This beach is a Public…
Eremina Jumbo – Lagos Lab

P.A.P.A. Nigeria ready to be founded

Lagos -  Over hundred people came to the opening. Lady in the middle is Folake Ojerkere, the director of Pictureworks extra. With the Netherlands Embassy, she is the sponsor of this exhibition…
Lino Hellings – Lagos Lab

Squatters mosk

Lagos -  Before the government could take a stand, the spaces have been occupied according to the squatters’ principles by public bus operators, thugs and the homeless. It was kind of a…
Toye Gbade – Flyoverpapa

Secretary of the Union

Lagos -  Andrew Peji, arrived Lagos twenty years ago from Republic of Benin as a cook for the Military in Nigeria. Currently secretary of the Union of the commercial Tricycle motor bike…
Andrew Esiebo – Migrationpapa

Rapid Response

Lagos -  Obalende Flyover. This is another space recovered from the previous users and converted to an emergency police post. Kind of like a rapid response/intelligence squad spot. Lagos Nigeria Toye Gbade…
Toye Gbade – Flyoverpapa

PHCN

Lagos -  PHCN– Power Holding Company of Nigeria, also known as ‘Please Hold Candle at Night’. The image shows people around a transformer whose cables have been stolen. Power operatives are investigating…
Tuoyo Omagba – Lagos Lab

OYO in the street.

Lagos -  A woman left lonely and uncared for on the street. What is in her bags?…
Andrew Esiebo – Lagos Lab

Smiling Face

Lagos -  Smiling Face When ever you meet people in the slums you will notice that they are smiling and welcoming you . People are warm and hospitable . Though they are in poverty…
Arifur Rahman – Dhaka Lab

Roasted meat seller in Lagos.

Lagos -  Roasted meat seller in Lagos.…
Andrew Esiebo – VKMobileLifeNigeria

Public space Lagos

Lagos -  A lot of the life in Lagos is performed in the streets. In the West it is considered inappropriate and it is even forbidden. Here there is a wide variety…
Lino Hellings – Lagos Lab

Pendant

Lagos -  A pendant of one of the gamblers who told to me that daily betting has brought some improvement to his financial situation. He even boasted he bought his pendant from…
Andrew Esiebo – Migrationpapa

OYO and the power of a dog

Lagos -  One of the hungry dogs forced its way to grab the bean cake of the little boy and every body just allowed the boy to be on his own. He…
Israel Ophori – Lagos Lab