George Osodi is a Nigerian photographer from Ogwashi Ukwu, Delta State. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Background and career

He studied business administration at the Yaba College of Technology in Lagos between 1996 and 1999. He was a photojournalist at The Comet newspaper from 1999 to 2002. He moved on to the Associated Press from 2002 to 2008. He got a Professional National Diploma in documentary making from the London Academy of Media, Film and TV in 2009. ^[5]

His works have appeared in Bloomberg, ^{[6] [7]} Time, ^[8] The Guardian, ^[9] The New York Times, ^[10] Telegraph newspapers, USA Today, CNN, ^[3] and BBC Focus on Africa magazine. ^[11] He is a member of Panos Pictures UK. His works have been exhibited at Museumslandschaft Hessen Kassel in Germany; the Neue Galerie in New York City, US, ^{[12] [13]} and the Newark Museum of Art. ^{[14] [15]}

Osodi spent several years documenting the impact of oil extraction in the Niger Delta. ^{[16] [17]}

Awards

Osodi won first prize at the Fuji African Photojournalist of the Year competition in 2004 in the Features and Portfolio categories. ^[18]

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