“Andrew Esiebo”

Born in Lagos, Nigeria in 1978, Andrew Esiebo is a self-taught freelance photographer chronicling the rapid development of urban Nigeria as well as the country's rich traditional culture and heritage. His work has been exhibited extensively both at home and abroad, at the, Sao Paulo Biennale, Havana Biennale, the Guangzhou Triennial in Beijing and the Chobi Mela V Photo Festival in Bangladesh Noorderlicht Photo Festival, The Netherlands, African Photography Encounter, Mali among many others. He has been selected as the World Press Photo dream team member to for the 2010 project in South Africa and as a member of the Nigerian photography collective Black Box.

Lagos -  A taloring apprentice who recently migrated from the nothern Nigeria to Lagos sewing cloth at the Iddo terminus market. The market is popular for transtional trading. This has made it…
Andrew Esiebo – Migrationpapa

Lagos -  A young girl walking through the frontage of a Nigerian traditional designed house in Ibadan, Nigeria.…
Andrew Esiebo – Lagos Lab

One of the many barbershops that dots over the city of lagos. It is not a place only for hair dressing but a social hub where people from all walks…
Andrew Esiebo – VKMobileLifeNigeria

Young boys sitting on of the many commercial motor bikes also known as Okada became visible on the road in Lagos as community transportation has now come to be one…
Andrew Esiebo – Migrationpapa

One of the many diesel retailers in streets of Lagos. Like many other cities in Nigeria, Lagos suffers from acute shortage of electricity power. As such many organization and…
Andrew Esiebo – VKMobileLifeNigeria

This young man runs a phone battery recharging service. There is the saying ‘every disappointment can be a blessing’. This certainly applies to the battery recharging services dotted across the…
Andrew Esiebo – Migrationpapa

Unauthorised mobile pharmacy. It is cheaper and less restricted. The articles range from vitamins and painkillers to viagra and condoms. The seller carries the basket on his or her head…
Andrew Esiebo – Lagos Lab

In a society (Nigeria) where dependency of energy is vested on the government. Fortunately or unfortunately this leader have failed in creating this energy dependency making million of Nigerian to…
Andrew Esiebo – Lagos Lab

Bread hawker in Lagos.…
Andrew Esiebo – VKMobileLifeNigeria

One of the Hausa new comers at Obalende – Lagos filling jerrycans with water from a private owned borehole to supply around Lagos. Though, Lagos is surrounded by oceans, seas…
Andrew Esiebo – Migrationpapa

One of the many diesel retailers in streets of Lagos. Like many other cities in Nigeria, Lagos suffers from acute shortage of electricity power. As such many organization and homes…
Andrew Esiebo – VKMobileLifeNigeria

Multitude of people during the prayers session of the Mountain of Fire and Miracle church (MFM) , in their annual spiritual deliverance and miracle service. In Nigeria, means for daily living…
Andrew Esiebo – Migrationpapa

A lady taking care of her bowl of local liqour a.k.a Ogogoro at the Iddo terminus market. The market is popular for transtional trading. The bowl are words…
Andrew Esiebo – Migrationpapa

Shehu Saleh, 30 years arrived a cobbler arrived Lagos from Katsina ten years ago on invitation of his elder brother who is a business man in Lagos. He came to…
Andrew Esiebo – Migrationpapa

Well, the two photos I will send today deal with water. I will like to put the photos under the titled borrow from a sociologist Annalisa Butticci called Creativity and…
Andrew Esiebo – Migrationpapa

One of the many diesel retailers in streets of Lagos. Like many other cities in Nigeria, Lagos suffers from acute shortage of electricity power. As such many organization and homes…
Andrew Esiebo – VKMobileLifeNigeria

Mr Lawal from Katsina on his commercial motor bikes also known as Okada awaiting passenger in Onike, another migrant community in Lagos. He left his family after hearing many stories…
Andrew Esiebo – Migrationpapa

A mobile herbal medicine products at Obalende, Lagos- a migrant community area of Lagos. For those who cannot afford going to the orthodox medical care herbal medince is fast becoming…
Andrew Esiebo – Migrationpapa

A young boy who recently migrated from the nothern Nigeria to Lagos is assisting and learning the business of legiums at the Iddo terminus market. The market is popular for…
Andrew Esiebo – Migrationpapa

A board with winning numbers for daily lotteries, known as Baba Ijebu, at Obalende. Although there are rarely many winners, this form of gambling is rampant in Obalende, especially among…
Andrew Esiebo – Migrationpapa

A young migrant from northern Nigeria hanging around in heavy traffic in Lagos to clean dirty windows for cash. In less than one hour he earns as much a 50…
Andrew Esiebo – Migrationpapa

Smoked fish seller in Obalende , Lagos , Nigeria …
Andrew Esiebo – VKMobileLifeNigeria

Aliyu Lawal arrived Lagos from Katsina two years ago. He got movitated to come to Lagos having seen many of his family members doing business in Lagos. When he attempted…
Andrew Esiebo – Migrationpapa