Dayo Adedayo

Dayo Adedayo (born on 1st July 1964) is a British-trained Nigerian documentary photographer, cultural anthropologist, and author. Dayo is the author of Nigeria 2.0, the book documented the story behind many places in Nigeria. Within a space of 17 years, Dayo has travelled and documented 36 states in Nigeria.[1]

Dayo Adedayo
Born1st July 1964
NationalityNigerian
EducationBachelor degree in Photography Arts
Alma materWestminster University Westminster College
Occupation
  • Photographer
  • Travel writer
Notable work
See Dubai and die
Nigeria 2.0
Websitehttps://dayoadedayo.com

Education

Adedayo had his primary education at Children's Home School, Molete, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria and Moslem Primary School, Idofe, Oke-Ife, Ijebu Ife, Ogun State, Nigeria.He passed his secondary school certificate from Ijebu Ife Community Grammar School. He studied photography at Westminster College and University of Westminster, U.K. He is the author of Rivers State Our Proud Heritage, Tour Nigeria and Lagos State, A Visual Portrait.[2] He has archived over 4million images about Nigeria.[3]

Career

Adedayo started out as a social photographer, later freelance for ovation magazine before venturing into documentary photography. His photographic worked include the E-Passport of Nigeria, the walls of the Lagos and Abuja international airport and numerous institutions both in Nigeria and diaspora[4]

Adedayo has travelled and documented the 774 local government in Nigeria.[5] His work also adnorned the pages of E-Passport of Nigeria, the One Hundred Naira note to mark the centenary of Nigeria, the walls of the International Airports of Lagos, Abuja and several institutions and homes across Nigeria, and a member on the committee of setting up photography as a course in Nigerian Polytechnics.[6][7]

Publications

He is the author of fourteen books; Nigeria, Nigeria 2.0, Enchanting Nigeria, Nigeria The Magical, Lagos State - The Centre of Excellence, Ogun State - The Gateway State, Owe Yoruba, Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation - Tourism is Life, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation 37 Years in Pictures, Rivers State - Our Proud Heritage, Tour Nigeria, Lagos State - A visual Portrait, Owe Yoruba 2.0 and Ogun State - A Visual Portrait.[8][9]

References
  1. guardian.ng https://guardian.ng/art/too-many-brilliant-fantastic-minds-doing-something-very-good-but-their-presentation-is-poor/. Retrieved 12 November 2020. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. The Editor. "Dayo Adedayo: I'm Using Photography to Document Nigeria". ThisDay. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  3. Team, Editorial (7 September 2019). "Afripreneur Profile: Dayo Adedayo, The Man Behind The Lens". Business Africa Online. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  4. editor (23 June 2019). "Dayo Adedayo: I'm Using Photography to Document Nigeria". THISDAYLIVE. Retrieved 12 November 2020.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  5. "Adedayo's Nigeria 2.0 explores hidden rich culture". Vanguard News. 16 April 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  6. admin (30 July 2016). "Dayo Adedayo: I'll Remain a Photographer Until I Die". THISDAYLIVE. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  7. "A Photographer's Journey with Dayo Adedayo | Young & Cerebral". Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  8. BellaNaija.com (30 July 2020). "Òwe Yorùbá – 'A Rescue to the Threatened Yoruba Language' by Dayo Adedayo". BellaNaija. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  9. www.amazon.com https://www.amazon.com/Tour-Nigeria-dayo-Adedayo/dp/9785340422. Retrieved 15 November 2020. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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