Novo Isioro
Novo Isioro | |
|---|---|
 Novo Isioro | |
| Born | Lilian Novo Isioro Ogba, Lagos, Nigeria |
| Education | New York Film Academy |
| Occupation | Visual Communication Strategist/Photographer |
| Notable work | Nigeria Unity Story |
Novo Isioro (born on 9 February)[1] is a Nigerian visual communication strategist and photographer. Between 2015 and 2019, Novo was Nigeria's Presidential Documentary Photographer in the Office of the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN.[2][3] She was the first female to hold this position. She combined this with her role as Special Assistant on Visual Communication.[4][5]
In 2018, Novo founded ANISZA Foundation and Gallery, and serves as its curator.[6] ANISZA is focused on educating secondary school students Nigeria's history using photography to illustrate its trajectory to advance the cause of peace and unity in Nigeria.[7]
Career
Novo started her career at the age of 17 just after her high school education and at age 25 she became the CEO of NOVOIMAGES (a photography and image management company located in Lagos, Nigeria).[8]
Novo advanced her photography career in 2012 shortly after her compulsory one-year National Youth Service Corps service. She participated in several photography workshops and master-classes around the world.[4]
Novo's 2012 documentary series “the corporate life of a market woman” led her to the screens of Al Jazeera;[9][10] airwaves of BBC –the strands;[11] and feature stories in Le-Monde, Paris; Tarkett, Paris,[12] and others.
Work with the Nigerian government
Novo Isioro was appointed as Special Assistant on Visual Communication to the President, under President Muhammadu Buhari administration. A role she carried on with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, as his personal photographer from 2016-2019.[13][14]
Peace and Unity Project
In 2018, Novo founded the ANISZA Foundation and Gallery, and serves as its curator.[6] She convened Nigeria's first ever unity story exhibition. The aim of the foundation is to educate secondary school students in Nigerian history using photography, in addition to other tools.[15]
Workshops and projects
- ANISZA, Abuja 2018
- NIPHEC – Nigeria Photography Expo & Conference, Nigeria 2015
- Bakassi Pennisul’Art, Cameroon 2014
- Masterclass with Akinbode Akinbiyi (Sudanese Photographers Organisation/Invisible Borders) Sudan, 2013
- Invisible Borders Trans-African Photography Project 4th Edition Road trip Nigeria-Cameroon-Gabon, 2012
- TNI-ACP, Lagos 2014
References
- ↑ "Vice President Osibanjo's Photographer Novo Isioro Is A Year Older..." www.stelladimokokorkus.com.
- ↑ Nasiru, Jemilat (2023-07-08). "SAY CHEESE: A peep into the life and lens of Nigeria's presidential photographers". TheCable. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
- ↑ sunnews (2019-08-22). "Alli replaces Isioro as Osinbajo personal photographer". The Sun. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
- 1 2 "Di women wey dey tell Nigeria story with dia camera". BBC News Pidgin. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
- ↑ "Home - Novo Isioro".
- 1 2 Ogunyinka, Victor (2021-10-02). "61st Independence Day: ANISZA splashes N1m on unity history winner". Vanguard. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
- ↑ "Pictures can be used to foster national unity— Novo Isioro". The Punch. 24 August 2019.
- ↑ "Meet Novo Isioro, personal photographer to the Vice President - QED.NG". 1 January 2017.
- ↑ "Photography across invisible borders - The Nation Nigeria". The Nation. Lagos, Nigeria. 12 May 2013.
- ↑ Al Jazeera English (23 April 2013). "Artscape - The New African Photography: Emeka Okereke" – via YouTube.
- ↑ "BBC documentary investigates the life and work of Stradivarius - part 1".
- ↑ "Novo Isioro". Invisible Borders. 28 June 2015.
- ↑ Adetayo, Olalekan (2019-11-16). "Sacked Obono-Obla, late official, others listed as presidential aides". The Punch. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
- ↑ David (2018-12-16). "Novo Isioro: I became a photographer by divine inspiration". The Sun. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
- ↑ Sesan (2018-09-26). "Osinbajo's aide, others preach unity through pictures". The Punch. Retrieved 2024-11-27.