About Nyancho NwaNri

A lens-based creator out of Lagos, Nigeria whose work revolves around African history, culture, languages, spirituality and social issues.

Her works have been exhibited both locally and internationally including VideoEX Festival- Zurich, Chale Wote Street Art Festival- Accra, Ndiva Women's Film Festival- Accra.

She was awarded the Reuters Yannis Behrakis Photojournalism Grant in 2021 and shortlisted for the Wellcome Photography Prize 2020.

Nyancho NwaNri is also a freelance press and documentary photographer whose works have appeared in numerous publications including The New York Times, The Guardian, Aljazeera, Reuters, The Irish Times, Quartz, Geographical Magazine (online).

She is an Accredited Canon Film and Photography Trainer under the Canon Miraisha Programme, conducting trainings and workshops across Africa.

Nyancho NwaNri's Projects on LensCulture