It took five seamstresses two weeks to make the dress. Then, two minutes into the shoot, the model said she was cold and wanted to go home. The Storyteller by Kirsty Mitchell. Photograph: Kirsty Mitc…
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Stop saying your children are drawing jagajaga — Biodun Omolayo
The founder of the Omolayo Art Gallery, Mr. Biodun Omolayo, has advised parents not to say or do things that can kill their children’s talents, especially when the talents are just unfolding. Accordin…
I’ve Got to Give it to Sigma, the 85mm Art is Still my Favorite Portrait Lens
I am definitely one of those photographer’s whose favorite and go-to lens for portraits is the 85mm focal length. After loads of time spent with it, I can say that even now years later, the Sigm…
Lagos, City of Hustle, Builds an Art ‘Ecosystem’
West Africa’s new art destination is a sprawling megacity with a generation of artists, gallerists and collectors powering the scene. Right, a painting by Samson Akinnire at the Signature Beyond Art G…
The little-known Botswana artist whose British Airways tail art angered Margaret Thatcher
When British Airways was looking for art design for their aircraft’s tail in 1997, they settled for the art work of Cg’ose Ntcox’o, a Khoisan woman from Botswana. Also known as Cgoise, she was a membe…
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Camera: Nikon D500 Lens:200_500 EXIF: f/7.1, 1/1000, ISO 1250 Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary , Kerala Indian cormorant or Indian shag Phalacrocorax fuscicollis Cameta : Nikon D500 Lens: 200-500 EXIF: f/5.…