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Adeolu Osibodu

Photographer/photo-artist, Lagos, Nigeria

From a young age, Adeolu has been drawn to dreams and ideas, using photography to express moods and thoughts often left unsaid. Inspired by his life experiences, Adeolu captures moments in time that express a sense of multiple realities, hallucination, and a feeling of lost memory. His work portrays the transient nature of time with an underlying sentimentality.

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Meaning or feeling?

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What purpose does an image serve? Should it mean something or should it make you feel something? I like the way a compelling photograph effortlessly draws you in and compels you to learn about the image and appreciate it even more. A blend of both meaning and feeling creates the perfect balance for me. Think about what’s important to you and share images you’ve taken that mean something, make you feel something, or both.

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Adeolu Osibodu

Glad to have hosted this visual conversation. Very beautiful experience and I enjoyed seeing everyone express themselves and ideas through images. Photography can definitely be called a craft of the heart. Thank you immensely for your participation. To the moon! Adeolu Osibodu

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@Rekha Chandra Great work. I actually just noticed there is a face in the blur. The image feels very spiritual. Incredible work.

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@Vilim Tavčar, Beautiful photograph. It looks very vintage and the gaze is very captivating and melancholic like you said. I also love the darkness behind her. A sense of the calming unknown.

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@Annamaria Szocs, Love your visual expression. The effects are incredible. I imagine how much time was put into the painting, Beautiful photograph. Very intriguing.

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@Nsikanabasi Effiong Great work Effiong. This image carries a strong sense of spiritualism. A spirituality of the early days. Love the colour also. Looks like he's calling for the rain and he's about to be answered.

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@Michael Iyinboh, Great image. Looks like a dance. A prayer, a sense of dream.

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@Szabina Németh, Yes, sometimes people never even grow at heart and always see the world with a sense of undying hope and brightness like you said. Fabulous work. I also love the reflection in the bubbles. The gaze is indeed full of dreams.

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@Baraka Thank You. Love your title also. Thank you for your strength amidst your experiences. It's been hard. Thank you also for keeping your voice alive. Very emotional and necessary image.

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@Renata Thank you Renata. The image looks peaceful. I suppose you guys were out on a trip. Great to always document. Love to see Greece sometime!

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@Marta Raina Groziņa Thank you for sharing. That's a shiny easter egg. It sort of looks like it's being peeled. Interesting angle.

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@Heidi, Thank you for sharing this. Its beautiful how you transport yourself through your images. How you see memories and versions of your younger self through them. I, myself have always loved the ability to do that. To see photography as a visual journal.

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@Jazzmine Taylor Hey Jazzmine. Thank you for this. Your image makes me feel warm and grateful for life. Grateful for time and growth. Being led by what you feel can lead to very sincere works that show truth. Not having to force anything and being present in the moment.

Adeolu Osibodu

@Ewan Arnolda Photography I can imagine how you must feel. Its also a blessing to document it! Incredible b&w

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@Greyghostt Well we do have to take very better care of our environment. Documenting these issues over the years has also helped spread the message and boost consciousness on the issue.

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@Jenna Keiper I love your translation of mood into visuals and your candid expression. The movement feels surreal and of course those phases of feeling invincible are necessary. Thank you for fighting through it and birthing this incredible piece.

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@Paul Abbah, Sometimes we find our truest selves at our lone and low points. When we are stripped of all forms of distractions. Its also at that point we re-evaluate our goals, ideas and purely focus on our inspirations to create works that embody nothing but the sincere truth!

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@Kreative Kwame, Your photograph "Et tu, brute" expresses a strong and sincere mood, like a portrait of humanity, itself. Like a portrait of truth!

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Thank you for sharing Maria Louceiro, I love the double exposure effect. The picture literally looks like a fading memory. Like a still from a music film. Beautiful!

Adeolu Osibodu

Love your image, Gard Bekk Wanderoy, It Feels like a dream. Like some outer-space station. Do you prefer shooting at night to daytime? What does this image make you feel?

Adeolu Osibodu

Thank you César Cuevas. We all have these thoughts. Most times, that's what makes us dream, to want to escape and create world of our own. Your image is beautiful, yes and the clouds. Of course there is hope. There is even more hope when you have a camera. You have a voice.

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Thank you Stanley. I admire how you see photography as a way to reason and transcend your thoughts and Ideas. Yes, we all want that freedom and sense of seizing the moment, but most times it comes at a price. Sometimes, working with the present is what leads us to our dreams.

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Thank You Witchoria, I agree. Photography in a way is a universal language. As you don't need to understand emotion before you feel it. I suppose that's why photographers and artists are encouraged to boldly create and be expressive. To tell stories that are mostly left unsaid.

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Thank you Agu Obedience, Love your black and white image! Beautiful lighting and retouching. Was this natural lighting? The hairstyle gives it a sweet vintage look.

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Thank you Annika, I can relate very much to that feeling. Sometimes, words can't express how we feel so we end up photographing our mood. Its an incredible form of self expression, also therapeutic. Love your photograph and It looks like you're dancing. Beautiful lighting!

Adeolu Osibodu

Thank You Ebube, This image looks like a nostalgic dream. I suppose it was shot on film. Love the flashlight look also!

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Thank You Kwame! I agree. Within a second of looking at an image. It can make you feel its message very strongly that the feeling even lingers long after you've seen it. Thank you sincerely for being here.

Kashka

César Cuevas, the pain is transcending. Beautifully captured. Good times are on the horizon. They are coming.

Kashka

Kreative Kwame, Your 'Charity' piece is. so simple yet so beautiful!

Kashka

Ebube, I love your photo. I feel transformed into the market where it was taken and feel the emotion of the women there.

Kreative Kwame

Photography is such a powerful medium to raise awareness, champion causes, all with the click of a camera - after long hours of thinking, of course lol. Super excited to see some amazing stories in photos here. Inspiring.

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