People: Honorable Mention 2017 (professional)
ENTRY DESCRIPTION
Opening doors (Freetown Sierra Leone)
Opening Doors - Was taken in December of 2016, whiles on assignment in Freetown, in the run up to the 2017 political party conventions.
This was taken at one of the APC party community meetings addressing the issues of the people.
AUTHOR
Arteh Odjidja is a commercial fashion/portraiture and fine art photographer born and bred in London,where he resides today. Growing up with a father working inthe filmmaking industry, Arteh Odjidja developed an early lovefor the creative process, and showed sure signs that he was destined for acareer in art and design.
Specialising in fashion/portraiture and fine art photography, Arteh has managed tobuild up his commerical portfolio with commissions from some of theworld’s most recognized brands in menswear fashion and luxury, including Leica camera, Paul Smith, Ozwald Boateng and Montblanc.
Arteh’s desire to expand his repertoire has led him into the art world. The SavileRow designer and long time collaborator - Ozwald Boateng OBE, housed his firstsolo exhibition 'Stranger in Moscow' in 2013 which was shortlisted for the AOP awards in the same year. He has since exhibited his work extensively in the US and the UK as a contributing artist in the world renowned 'Dandy Lion Project- Exhibition' and book published by Aperture New York. Arteh's work has been featured in established industry publications such as Black+White Photography magazine, The British Journal of Photography, The Photoworks annual, The New York times and the Huffington Post.
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