"It’s not that we aren’t interested in photojournalism, but Africa has become a playground for photographers coming to tell the ‘truth’ about the continent and they get stuck on the ‘hopeless’ narrative. We can sculpt so much more than this."
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O'Reilly, Finbarr (6 November 2016). "Exploring African Identity and Ritual at Lagos Photo Festival". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
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