Osakpolor Omoregie

Omoregie Osakpolor is a documentary photographer and filmmaker based in Lagos, Nigeria. He has a
Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State. He started photography in
2015 with the intent to tell stories of places, events and people that are not adequately or accurately
reported in the mainstream media.

He is a member of 1884 Collective (a pan African storytelling collective made up of photographers,
filmmakers and writers) and a mentee at the ongoing the Nlele Institute Mentorship Programme. He
was nominated for the Edwin George Prize for Photography at The Future Africa Awards for his
ongoing multimedia documentary project, “Nation Forgotten.” He has shown his works in solo and
group exhibitions in Lagos, Abuja, Benin City, Salzburg and North Carolina and has been published by
CNN Africa.

His works focus on social justice (the marginalized and urban poor) and culture. Omoregie believes
photography, and art in general is a powerful tool that can be used to bring about societal change- this
is what motivates him to create works that critically confront and engage his immediate society in the
hopes that his art would be part of the spark that ignites positive action.