“You don’t take a photograph. You ask quietly to borrow it.” — Unknown X. There is a thing about missed opportunities. Most times, once it’s gone, it’s gone. The only thing you can do [...]
X. You sit, silent. Look out the window, watch the sparse trees and thick brown grasses run in the opposite direction. You point at sights to the person sitting beside you. You do not [...]
The road has been a gift that keeps on giving even though most times it’s a repetition of what has happened before. Enter a new place, get familiar, meet people, seek permission, lift a [...]
Whenever i hear the word “city”, especially in the 2010’s, i immediately imagine a metropolis, even though the dynamic changes when this city is situated in Nigeria. I visited Zaria city for the first [...]
Newton’s First Law of motion says a body remains at rest or constantly in motion unless an external force act upon … No, this is not Physics, this is just a series of questions [...]
The surface of every story has to be peaceful. I know this now. When I introduce myself to the people I meet on the road, I have to redraw the borders of memory and [...]
1. “I am telling you this because you are my brother and you spoke to me in my language.” He refused to tell me his name even after I offered mine, but he called [...]
X. I struggle. To write, to take photographs, to capture alluring moments, to freeze memories, to do the work. I would rather sit with strangers, have conversations and observe than lift my camera, but [...]
For most people, human communication is something often taken for granted, especially if they’re extroverts. Expression and communication comes easily to them, barely needing more than a few well put together sentences. I’ve never [...]