Jenevieve Aken Quotes

Nigerian photographer

From Wikipedia. Jenevieve Aken (born 1989) is a Nigerian documentary, self-portrait and urban portrait photographer, focusing on cultural and social issues. Her work often revolves around her personal experiences and social issues surrounding gender roles. Aken also models in her self-portrait works. Her work has been shown at Lagos Photo Festival. Aken currently resides in Lagos, Nigeria.

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The fashion industry greatly depends on us as we are the ones who market the clothes and not just ourselves, we are as important to the fashion industry as any other practitioner.

It’s not that we aren’t interested in photojournalism, but Africa has become a playground for photographers coming to tell the ‘truth’ about the continent and they get stuck on the ‘hopeless’ narrative. We can sculpt so much more than this.

Challenge preconceptions and stereotypes, and provide a more authentic look at people’s experiences of mental health.

Jenevieve Aken Quotes

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