Through Their Lenses: Mansur Shoots to Change Africa’s Narrative

Through Their Lenses: Mansur Shoots to Change Africa’s Narrative

The only way the perception of African stories can change is by US Africans telling our own stories by ourselves. We should improve in our storytelling by making sure that even if those who don’t know our stories want to tell it, we guide them through and be sure no lies or fabrications are told.

Through their Lenses: Meet Lagos-Based Photojournalist Kunle Ogunfuyi

Through their Lenses: Meet Lagos-Based Photojournalist Kunle Ogunfuyi

I met Kunle in a year-long State Department program bringing together photojournalists from across the world to share experiences and learnings from covering the COVID-19 pandemic. The program, “A Global Moment in Time,” was part of the U.S. Department of State, International Visitor Leadership Program or IVLP and brought together 73 photojournalists from 55 countries spanning 16 time zones.