TY Bello - Voices of Nigerian Photographers

We Are Photographers

TY Bello is a Lagos, Nigeria based portrait photographer, singer/songwriter, and philanthropist who is helping educate and mentor a new wave of Nigerian photographers. In this episode, TY describes how young Nigerians are only now beginning to find their creative voice through photography, which had essentially been silenced under the country’s former dictatorship. She shares the challenges of making work that is both beautiful and powerful at the same time of subjects from orphaned babies to soldiers. TY compares the similarities of composing a photograph and composing music. Don’t miss her must-follow list of Nigerian photographers who are making waves not only in Nigeria but the world at large.

This is We Are Photographers with TY Bello, and this is her story.