FRANCIS OGUNYEMI
francisbeloved08@gmail.com
www.francisbeloved.mypixieset.com
EXPERIENCE
August 2021 – Present, Visual Storyteller, Susty Vibes
August – October 2023, Photographer, Teo-Inspiro International
EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION/WORKSHOP
• ECHETA Workshop Ghana, sponsored by FUJIFILM, 2025
• Hamburg Portfolio Review, 2025
• Rethinking Rubbish, Lagos Edition, 2025
• Kuta Canvas Club, Dumps and Dirt, 2025
• Echeta Workshop, by Bernard Kalu, sponsored by FUJIFILM, 2023
• The Nlele Institute - The Strategy of the Portfolio; The Artist’s Position 2021
• University of Ilorin, B.Sc Economics, 2021
• Reuters - Introduction to Digital Journalism 2021
• Art Of Freelance - Freelance Fall workshop 2020
EXHIBITIONS
• LagosPhoto Festival, via TenderPhotos, 2025
• Hamburg Portfolio Review “Stories From A Changing World”, September 25 – November 13, 2025
• UNDP Nigeria ART FOR CLIMATE, June 2025
• Ayo Ibile (Dual Street Exhibition), Ketu, Lagos. December, 2024
• No! Wahala Maagazine, Fragments of Joy Oct – Dec, 2024
• TellThatStory EXPOSED! Conference, November 2024
• COP26, United Nations Climate Conference, Glasgow, November 2021
• TED Countdown Summit, Edinburgh, UK. October 2021
• 24HourProject Exhibition, Kirkkonummi, Finland. August, 2021
• Int’l Center of Photography, “ICPConcerned: Global Images for Global Crisis” - New York, USA. November 2020
• LagosPhoto20 Rapid : “Home Museum”. Lagos, Nigeria, October 2020
GRANTS/AWARDS
• ArtPartner CreateCOP29 Shortlist, November 2024
• Winner, TellThatStory VISUALIZE!, 2024
• Top Finalist, African Photography Competition by Investment One, May 2024
• Winner, Echeta Workshop sponsored by FUJIFILM, November 2023
• Climate Visuals, Climate Awards – Top 100 Finalist, September 2021
• AAF Artist Solidarity Emergency Support, October 2021
• Recipient, ArtX Lagos Support for Photographers, October 2020
PUBLICATIONS
• Impacted Reality, pp100-105, 2025
• Tender Photo, "Fleeting Play". 2025
• NoWahala Magazine Issue 3, JOY! pp 51-56. 2025
• Global Health 5050, 2024 Global Report, pp 15. 2024
• Usbek&Rica, "Eco-anxiety is still seen as a white problem", 2024
• Tell That Story, OJUDE OBA ORIMOLUSI. 2024
• Canada's National Observer, "Bugs are evolving to eat plastic", 2021
• Der Greif Guest Room, 2021
MEMBERSHIPS
• Member, African Photojournalism Database (APJD), a project by World Press Photo and Everyday Africa.
• Ambassador, 24hours Project.
• Member, Indigenous Photographs