George Osodi is a Nigerian photographer from Ogwashi Ukwu, Delta State.[1][2][3][4]
Background and career
He studied business administration at the Yaba College of Technology in Lagos between 1996 and 1999. He was a photojournalist at The Comet newspaper from 1999 to 2002. He moved on to the Associated Press from 2002 to 2008. He got a Professional National Diploma in documentary making from the London Academy of Media, Film and TV in 2009.[5]
His works have appeared in Bloomberg,[6][7] Time,[8] The Guardian,[9] The New York Times,[10] Telegraph newspapers, USA Today, CNN,[3] and BBC Focus on Africa magazine.[11] He is a member of Panos Pictures UK. His works have been exhibited at Museumslandschaft Hessen Kassel in Germany; the Neue Galerie in New York City, US,[12][13] and the Newark Museum of Art.[14][15]
Osodi spent several years documenting the impact of oil extraction in the Niger Delta.[16][17]
Awards
Osodi won first prize at the Fuji African Photojournalist of the Year competition in 2004 in the Features and Portfolio categories.[18]