Lukman Olaonipekun
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Lukman Olaonipekun | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 7, 1975 |
| Citizenship | Nigeria |
| Occupation | Photojournalist |
| Website | www |
Lukman Olaonipekun, popularly known as Lukesh, is a Nigerian photojournalist born on December 7, 1975, in Itesiwaju Local Government, Oyo State, Nigeria. He began his photography career in 1998. Olaonipekun is the official personal photographer to the former governor of Lagos State[1] Babatunde Fashola SAN who recently became Minister Power, Works and Housing under the new administration.
In 2003, he became the personal photographer to Honourable Idowu Obasa, the Onigbongbo Local Government Chairman in Ikeja, Lagos and just three years later, he became the personal photographer of the Governor of the State, His Excellency Babatunde Fashola.
Lukman is the author of BRF: A Story in Photographs, a book which documents the life of a serving governor in Nigeria. His book The Fashola Years was published in 2015 by Quramo Publishing under the Qbooks imprint.
Exhibitions
- 2009 - Then and Now at City Hall, Lagos Island
- 2013 - My Contract with Lagos at Blue Roof, Lagos
- 2013 - Lagos: Being and Becoming at City Hall, Lagos
