A Nigerian photographer, Yagazie Emezi, has won Getty Images Inaugural Creative Bursary Award, with a cash prize of $3000.
The Abia-born documentary photographer, 26, was among six recipients chosen by a panel of the international photo curating platform.
Announcing the award, Emezi wrote on her Instagram page: “Excited to announce that I am among the 6 recipients selected for the @gettyimages Creative Bursary (@gettyimagescreative) for emerging photographers!
Thanks to the funds, I’ll finally have some small piece of mind to set time aside to put form to the things in my head lol.
Congratulations to the rest of the recipients (it was great to see a familiar name on the list representing Kenya @findingneema)!
Ready for the challenge and looking forward to seeing how we make use of this opportunity to tell more of our necessary stories.”
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