George Osodi is a Nigerian photographer from

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, Delta State.

Background and career

He studied business administration at the

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in Lagos between 1996 and 1999. He was a photojournalist at ''The Comet'' newspaper from 1999 to 2002. He moved on to the

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from 2002 to 2008. He got a Professional National Diploma in documentary making from the London Academy of Media, Film and TV in 2009. His works have appeared in

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'' magazine. He is a member of

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UK. His works have been exhibited at

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in Germany; the Neue Galerie in New York City, US, and the

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. Osodi spent several years documenting the impact of oil extraction in the

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Awards

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

References

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