How I became Dolapo Osinbajo’s photographer — Adesuwa Iyare - Punch Newspapers

Documentary photographer, Adesuwa Iyare, who is the principal photographer of Dolapo Osinbajo, the wife of the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, speaks withI hold a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations from the Lagos State University.My love for the arts led me to photography. I have always admired photography since I was a child, so it was quite easy for me to make the decision to become a photographer.My childhood was filled with love, fun and discipline by my parents.

Having said that, most photographers do not have it easy, considering that photography is still very much undermined.As a female photographer, I am constantly told to do other things instead of photography. Even before seeing a single piece of my work, many people don’t believe or approve of what I can offer. I have to constantly defend what I do. So, I have learnt to stay focused, knowing that my work would speak for me, without having to wait for any form of human validation.

It’s fun to see people take pictures with their phones and edit them with apps, using a lot of filters, but it still cannot be compared with pictures taken by a professional photographer. For example, if one takes a picture in a dark room with a phone camera, even with the flash and editing apps, and another person takes a shot with a professional camera in raw format, the quality of picture from the standard camera cannot be compared with what a phone camera would produce.

Unfortunately, these days, due to the hype around smart phones, professional photographers have to ‘compete’ with the users of such phones at events.It was a long journey but I would cut it short. I used to be a freelance documentary photographer and after the 2015 presidential election, I attended a Sunday service at the Olive Tree parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God where the Vice President-elect at the time, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, was a resident pastor.

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