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Guardian UK: November Photo Selection

by Lola Akinmadein Latest Newson Posted on December 2, 2008December 14, 2017
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This photo taken in Northern Sweden was selected as part of the Guardian.co.uk’s Been There contest finalists for November 2008.

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Another photo had previously made the Guardian UK’s August 2008 photo selection.

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I’m thrilled to share that 15+ images from @theafroswede are being exhibited in Brooklyn Bridge Park at @Photoville Festival 2026! The ÅFRÖSWÈ̩DÉ̩ photography project visualizes and celebrates what integration feels like, when we can seamlessly blend all facets of our identities without having to choose one or the other. This spring marks 15 years of visual storytelling with a 85+ public art exhibitions in all 5 boroughs of NYC, walking tours, panels, workshops, and IRL & online public programming throughout May! 📅 May 16 – 30, 2026 📣 Opening Weekend May 16 & 17, 2026 in @brooklynbridgepark 📍 85+ exhibitions across all 5 boroughs + IRL & online public programming ✨ Link in @photoville bio to learn more! Thanks to our Lead Marquee Partner @VSCO and Marquee Partners: @brooklynbridgepark, @nycparks, @leicacamerausa, @nyculture, @photowings, @nyscouncilonthearts, @madein_ny, @twotreesny, and @dumbo_brooklyn #PhotovilleFestival #Photoville2026 #PhotovilleNYC #Afroswede
I’m thrilled to share that 15+ images from @theafroswede are being exhibited in Brooklyn Bridge Park at @Photoville Festival 2026! The ÅFRÖSWÈ̩DÉ̩ photography project visualizes and celebrates what integration feels like, when we can seamlessly blend all facets of our identities without having to choose one or the other. This spring marks 15 years of visual storytelling with a 85+ public art exhibitions in all 5 boroughs of NYC, walking tours, panels, workshops, and IRL & online public programming throughout May! 📅 May 16 – 30, 2026 📣 Opening Weekend May 16 & 17, 2026 in @brooklynbridgepark 📍 85+ exhibitions across all 5 boroughs + IRL & online public programming ✨ Link in @photoville bio to learn more! Thanks to our Lead Marquee Partner @VSCO and Marquee Partners: @brooklynbridgepark, @nycparks, @leicacamerausa, @nyculture, @photowings, @nyscouncilonthearts, @madein_ny, @twotreesny, and @dumbo_brooklyn #PhotovilleFestival #Photoville2026 #PhotovilleNYC #Afroswede
I’m thrilled to share that 15+ images from @theafroswede are being exhibited in Brooklyn Bridge Park at @Photoville Festival 2026! The ÅFRÖSWÈ̩DÉ̩ photography project visualizes and celebrates what integration feels like, when we can seamlessly blend all facets of our identities without having to choose one or the other. This spring marks 15 years of visual storytelling with a 85+ public art exhibitions in all 5 boroughs of NYC, walking tours, panels, workshops, and IRL & online public programming throughout May! 📅 May 16 – 30, 2026 📣 Opening Weekend May 16 & 17, 2026 in @brooklynbridgepark 📍 85+ exhibitions across all 5 boroughs + IRL & online public programming ✨ Link in @photoville bio to learn more! Thanks to our Lead Marquee Partner @VSCO and Marquee Partners: @brooklynbridgepark, @nycparks, @leicacamerausa, @nyculture, @photowings, @nyscouncilonthearts, @madein_ny, @twotreesny, and @dumbo_brooklyn #PhotovilleFestival #Photoville2026 #PhotovilleNYC #Afroswede
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I’m thrilled to share that 15+ images from @theafroswede are being exhibited in Brooklyn Bridge Park at @Photoville Festival 2026! The ÅFRÖSWÈ̩DÉ̩ photography project visualizes and celebrates what integration feels like, when we can seamlessly blend all facets of our identities without having to choose one or the other. This spring marks 15 years of visual storytelling with a 85+ public art exhibitions in all 5 boroughs of NYC, walking tours, panels, workshops, and IRL & online public programming throughout May! 📅 May 16 – 30, 2026 📣 Opening Weekend May 16 & 17, 2026 in @brooklynbridgepark 📍 85+ exhibitions across all 5 boroughs + IRL & online public programming ✨ Link in @photoville bio to learn more! Thanks to our Lead Marquee Partner @VSCO and Marquee Partners: @brooklynbridgepark, @nycparks, @leicacamerausa, @nyculture, @photowings, @nyscouncilonthearts, @madein_ny, @twotreesny, and @dumbo_brooklyn #PhotovilleFestival #Photoville2026 #PhotovilleNYC #Afroswede
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Very few exhibitions move me to tears…and the impeccably curated HAIR IS ART: HAIR IS IDENTITY experience by @fulanibraidbar did just that. A singular one of its kind in Sweden, I visited the exhibit in Malmö which chronicles the cultural importance of African hairstyles and the deep rooted identity they embody 🖤 According to the exhibit, it “centres Afro hair as artistic expression, cultural knowledge, and lived identity. Through sculptural wigs, braided forms, photography, and live performance, it invites visitors to experience hair beyond aesthetics - as heritage, resistance, and self-definition. Drawing from Afrofuturist thinking, the exhibition weaves together past, present, and future.” Can’t wait to see this fabulous exhibit travel across the Nordics 🙌🏾 🌟 Fantastic vision @arietawho @mimir0se and all your wonderful collaborators! 🔥 #africanart #exhibition #identity #afrofuturism #afrohairstyle
Very few exhibitions move me to tears…and the impeccably curated HAIR IS ART: HAIR IS IDENTITY experience by @fulanibraidbar did just that. A singular one of its kind in Sweden, I visited the exhibit in Malmö which chronicles the cultural importance of African hairstyles and the deep rooted identity they embody 🖤 According to the exhibit, it “centres Afro hair as artistic expression, cultural knowledge, and lived identity. Through sculptural wigs, braided forms, photography, and live performance, it invites visitors to experience hair beyond aesthetics - as heritage, resistance, and self-definition. Drawing from Afrofuturist thinking, the exhibition weaves together past, present, and future.” Can’t wait to see this fabulous exhibit travel across the Nordics 🙌🏾 🌟 Fantastic vision @arietawho @mimir0se and all your wonderful collaborators! 🔥 #africanart #exhibition #identity #afrofuturism #afrohairstyle
Very few exhibitions move me to tears…and the impeccably curated HAIR IS ART: HAIR IS IDENTITY experience by @fulanibraidbar did just that. A singular one of its kind in Sweden, I visited the exhibit in Malmö which chronicles the cultural importance of African hairstyles and the deep rooted identity they embody 🖤 According to the exhibit, it “centres Afro hair as artistic expression, cultural knowledge, and lived identity. Through sculptural wigs, braided forms, photography, and live performance, it invites visitors to experience hair beyond aesthetics - as heritage, resistance, and self-definition. Drawing from Afrofuturist thinking, the exhibition weaves together past, present, and future.” Can’t wait to see this fabulous exhibit travel across the Nordics 🙌🏾 🌟 Fantastic vision @arietawho @mimir0se and all your wonderful collaborators! 🔥 #africanart #exhibition #identity #afrofuturism #afrohairstyle
Very few exhibitions move me to tears…and the impeccably curated HAIR IS ART: HAIR IS IDENTITY experience by @fulanibraidbar did just that. A singular one of its kind in Sweden, I visited the exhibit in Malmö which chronicles the cultural importance of African hairstyles and the deep rooted identity they embody 🖤 According to the exhibit, it “centres Afro hair as artistic expression, cultural knowledge, and lived identity. Through sculptural wigs, braided forms, photography, and live performance, it invites visitors to experience hair beyond aesthetics - as heritage, resistance, and self-definition. Drawing from Afrofuturist thinking, the exhibition weaves together past, present, and future.” Can’t wait to see this fabulous exhibit travel across the Nordics 🙌🏾 🌟 Fantastic vision @arietawho @mimir0se and all your wonderful collaborators! 🔥 #africanart #exhibition #identity #afrofuturism #afrohairstyle
Very few exhibitions move me to tears…and the impeccably curated HAIR IS ART: HAIR IS IDENTITY experience by @fulanibraidbar did just that. A singular one of its kind in Sweden, I visited the exhibit in Malmö which chronicles the cultural importance of African hairstyles and the deep rooted identity they embody 🖤 According to the exhibit, it “centres Afro hair as artistic expression, cultural knowledge, and lived identity. Through sculptural wigs, braided forms, photography, and live performance, it invites visitors to experience hair beyond aesthetics - as heritage, resistance, and self-definition. Drawing from Afrofuturist thinking, the exhibition weaves together past, present, and future.” Can’t wait to see this fabulous exhibit travel across the Nordics 🙌🏾 🌟 Fantastic vision @arietawho @mimir0se and all your wonderful collaborators! 🔥 #africanart #exhibition #identity #afrofuturism #afrohairstyle
Very few exhibitions move me to tears…and the impeccably curated HAIR IS ART: HAIR IS IDENTITY experience by @fulanibraidbar did just that. A singular one of its kind in Sweden, I visited the exhibit in Malmö which chronicles the cultural importance of African hairstyles and the deep rooted identity they embody 🖤 According to the exhibit, it “centres Afro hair as artistic expression, cultural knowledge, and lived identity. Through sculptural wigs, braided forms, photography, and live performance, it invites visitors to experience hair beyond aesthetics - as heritage, resistance, and self-definition. Drawing from Afrofuturist thinking, the exhibition weaves together past, present, and future.” Can’t wait to see this fabulous exhibit travel across the Nordics 🙌🏾 🌟 Fantastic vision @arietawho @mimir0se and all your wonderful collaborators! 🔥 #africanart #exhibition #identity #afrofuturism #afrohairstyle
Very few exhibitions move me to tears…and the impeccably curated HAIR IS ART: HAIR IS IDENTITY experience by @fulanibraidbar did just that. A singular one of its kind in Sweden, I visited the exhibit in Malmö which chronicles the cultural importance of African hairstyles and the deep rooted identity they embody 🖤 According to the exhibit, it “centres Afro hair as artistic expression, cultural knowledge, and lived identity. Through sculptural wigs, braided forms, photography, and live performance, it invites visitors to experience hair beyond aesthetics - as heritage, resistance, and self-definition. Drawing from Afrofuturist thinking, the exhibition weaves together past, present, and future.” Can’t wait to see this fabulous exhibit travel across the Nordics 🙌🏾 🌟 Fantastic vision @arietawho @mimir0se and all your wonderful collaborators! 🔥 #africanart #exhibition #identity #afrofuturism #afrohairstyle
Very few exhibitions move me to tears…and the impeccably curated HAIR IS ART: HAIR IS IDENTITY experience by @fulanibraidbar did just that. A singular one of its kind in Sweden, I visited the exhibit in Malmö which chronicles the cultural importance of African hairstyles and the deep rooted identity they embody 🖤 According to the exhibit, it “centres Afro hair as artistic expression, cultural knowledge, and lived identity. Through sculptural wigs, braided forms, photography, and live performance, it invites visitors to experience hair beyond aesthetics - as heritage, resistance, and self-definition. Drawing from Afrofuturist thinking, the exhibition weaves together past, present, and future.” Can’t wait to see this fabulous exhibit travel across the Nordics 🙌🏾 🌟 Fantastic vision @arietawho @mimir0se and all your wonderful collaborators! 🔥 #africanart #exhibition #identity #afrofuturism #afrohairstyle
Very few exhibitions move me to tears…and the impeccably curated HAIR IS ART: HAIR IS IDENTITY experience by @fulanibraidbar did just that. A singular one of its kind in Sweden, I visited the exhibit in Malmö which chronicles the cultural importance of African hairstyles and the deep rooted identity they embody 🖤 According to the exhibit, it “centres Afro hair as artistic expression, cultural knowledge, and lived identity. Through sculptural wigs, braided forms, photography, and live performance, it invites visitors to experience hair beyond aesthetics - as heritage, resistance, and self-definition. Drawing from Afrofuturist thinking, the exhibition weaves together past, present, and future.” Can’t wait to see this fabulous exhibit travel across the Nordics 🙌🏾 🌟 Fantastic vision @arietawho @mimir0se and all your wonderful collaborators! 🔥 #africanart #exhibition #identity #afrofuturism #afrohairstyle
Very few exhibitions move me to tears…and the impeccably curated HAIR IS ART: HAIR IS IDENTITY experience by @fulanibraidbar did just that. A singular one of its kind in Sweden, I visited the exhibit in Malmö which chronicles the cultural importance of African hairstyles and the deep rooted identity they embody 🖤 According to the exhibit, it “centres Afro hair as artistic expression, cultural knowledge, and lived identity. Through sculptural wigs, braided forms, photography, and live performance, it invites visitors to experience hair beyond aesthetics - as heritage, resistance, and self-definition. Drawing from Afrofuturist thinking, the exhibition weaves together past, present, and future.” Can’t wait to see this fabulous exhibit travel across the Nordics 🙌🏾 🌟 Fantastic vision @arietawho @mimir0se and all your wonderful collaborators! 🔥 #africanart #exhibition #identity #afrofuturism #afrohairstyle
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Very few exhibitions move me to tears…and the impeccably curated HAIR IS ART: HAIR IS IDENTITY experience by @fulanibraidbar did just that. A singular one of its kind in Sweden, I visited the exhibit in Malmö which chronicles the cultural importance of African hairstyles and the deep rooted identity they embody 🖤 According to the exhibit, it “centres Afro hair as artistic expression, cultural knowledge, and lived identity. Through sculptural wigs, braided forms, photography, and live performance, it invites visitors to experience hair beyond aesthetics - as heritage, resistance, and self-definition. Drawing from Afrofuturist thinking, the exhibition weaves together past, present, and future.” Can’t wait to see this fabulous exhibit travel across the Nordics 🙌🏾 🌟 Fantastic vision @arietawho @mimir0se and all your wonderful collaborators! 🔥 #africanart #exhibition #identity #afrofuturism #afrohairstyle
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Happy Easter 🙏🏽💛 He lives forever in our hearts. #Easter Photo shot in Ravenna, Italy
Happy Easter 🙏🏽💛 He lives forever in our hearts. #Easter Photo shot in Ravenna, Italy
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Happy Easter 🙏🏽💛 He lives forever in our hearts. #Easter Photo shot in Ravenna, Italy
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On Ash Wednesday, there were less than twenty people in the service I popped into. I cried because I knew why the pews were empty. I myself rarely go in person these days and listen to sermons virtually. The evil people have done in God’s name and keep doing in God’s name continues to drive people away. People who need that love the most. Who need to see God’s reflection in their neighbors. Hate, exclusion, delusion, xenophobia, wars, genocides, supremacy… the list, long. All done in God’s name. The very definition of heresy. On this Good Friday as I remember a savior who paid the ultimate price, my prayer is that my life continues to be a vessel through my work, purpose, talent. That even when I stumble, God always reaches out Their hand of love to guide me back. A savior who hypocrites today will mistreat the very same way because he was brown. A foreigner in their midst. That is really all I can do. Live a life of testimony so people can rediscover God’s grace and goodness 🙏🏽 #GoodFriday Photo shot in Ludza, Latgale, Latvia
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On Ash Wednesday, there were less than twenty people in the service I popped into. I cried because I knew why the pews were empty. I myself rarely go in person these days and listen to sermons virtually. The evil people have done in God’s name and keep doing in God’s name continues to drive people away. People who need that love the most. Who need to see God’s reflection in their neighbors. Hate, exclusion, delusion, xenophobia, wars, genocides, supremacy… the list, long. All done in God’s name. The very definition of heresy. On this Good Friday as I remember a savior who paid the ultimate price, my prayer is that my life continues to be a vessel through my work, purpose, talent. That even when I stumble, God always reaches out Their hand of love to guide me back. A savior who hypocrites today will mistreat the very same way because he was brown. A foreigner in their midst. That is really all I can do. Live a life of testimony so people can rediscover God’s grace and goodness 🙏🏽 #GoodFriday Photo shot in Ludza, Latgale, Latvia
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Chasing architecture. Centre Municipal de Vela de Barcelona, Port Olímpic. #barcelona #waterfront #architecture #structure #streetphotography
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Chasing architecture. Centre Municipal de Vela de Barcelona, Port Olímpic. #barcelona #waterfront #architecture #structure #streetphotography
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Chasing architecture. Centre Municipal de Vela de Barcelona, Port Olímpic. #barcelona #waterfront #architecture #structure #streetphotography
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Chasing architecture. Centre Municipal de Vela de Barcelona, Port Olímpic. #barcelona #waterfront #architecture #structure #streetphotography
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