KC Nwakalor
KC Nwakalor (born Kelechukwu Nwakalor in Enugu) is a UK-based Nigerian photojournalist and documentary photographer. He is the cofounder of No! Wahala photography magazine. His works highlights socio-economic and environmental precarity and resilience particularly as it pertains to Africa and its diaspora.[1][2][3][4]
Nwakalor’s works have been widely published in renowned media platforms such as The New York Times, Le Monde, The Washington Post, Time Magazine, Bloomberg Businessweek, The Financial Times, Global Citizen, Rest of World, African Arguments, and NPR, among others.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]
Education
Nwakalor holds a bachelor's degree in biology from the University of Abuja, and a certificate in photojournalism from the New York Institute of Photography.
Works and recognition
In 2022, the International Rescue Committee's UK Aid Match Protecting Milestones campaign recognised Nwakalor as one of two photographers projecting stories of resilience from northeast Nigeria through their works.[1] He was also featured in the Noun Project's curated list of the "Top Photographers of 2025".[3][18]
Nwakalor is a recipient of the Adobe Creative Residence Community Fund and has been nominated for the World Press Photo 6x6 Global Talent. His works have been exhibited or featured at the Gagosian, Victoria and Albert Museum, Royal Photographic Society, and World Press Photo.[19][20][21] Nwakalor is a member of Diversify Photo, the Frontline Freelance Register, and the African Photojournalism Database.[22][23]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Meet two photographers bringing stories of resilience to life in northeast Nigeria | International Rescue Committee (IRC)". www.rescue.org. 2022-04-29. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
- ↑ "About". No! Wahala Magazine. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "KC Nwakalor - A Top Photographer of 2025 | Noun Project". thenounproject.com. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
- ↑ JeremyJeffs (2021-02-01). "A personal project resulted in a string of commissions for photojournalist KC Nwakalor". Personal Work. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
- ↑ Eligon, John; Alfa, Ismail; Nwakalor, K. C. (2021-12-21). "They Lost Three Daughters to Sickle Cell. Can They Save a Fourth?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
- ↑ Fabbian, Liza (2022-12-02). "Au Nigeria, Benin City retrouve ses trésors spoliés et se rêve en capitale culturelle d'Afrique de l'Ouest". Le Monde (in français). Retrieved 2025-04-03.
- ↑ Fabbian, Liza (2022-11-12). "In Nigeria, the economic crisis pushes young people into exile". Le Monde. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
- ↑ Reel, Monte. "The Peace Diamond Could Transform Sierra Leone's Mining Trade". Bloomberg.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-20. Retrieved 2025-04-03. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Guest, Peter (2021-09-21). "'We're all fighting the giant': Gig workers around the world are finally organizing". Rest of World. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
- ↑ Habib, Jacky (2020-12-21). "How One Journalist Used Her Reporting Skills to Convert Vaccine Skeptics in Nigeria". Global Citizen. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
- ↑ "Dimie Ogoina: The 100 Most Influential People of 2023". Time. 2023-04-13. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
- ↑ Hitchen, Idayat Hassan & Jamie (2022-07-19). "If blackouts don't work, what might? Tackling fake news in West Africa". African Arguments. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
- ↑ "Nigeria: Health and malnutrition crisis continues to unfold in northwest | Doctors Without Borders - USA". DoctorsWithoutBorders.org. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
- ↑ Bicalho, Clara; Platas, Melina R.; Rosenzweig, Leah R. (2020-09-09). "Analysis | African countries can fight coronavirus better when citizens encourage one another". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
- ↑ "Terrorism, humanitarian crises threaten stability of West Africa: UN deputy chief | UN News". news.un.org. 2024-06-07. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
- ↑ "What is malnutrition and how can we stop child hunger? | International Rescue Committee (IRC)". Rescue.org. 2022-05-03. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
- ↑ "A world without trachoma is waiting | Appeals | Sightsavers". Sightsavers.org. 2025-02-10. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
- ↑ "Top Photographers 2025 | Noun Project". thenounproject.com. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
- ↑ "Photojournalism: Crafting Visual Narratives Through Photography - Workshop at V&A South Kensington · V&A". Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
- ↑ "Engagement - KC Nwakalor". 2021-03-18. Archived from the original on 2021-03-18. Retrieved 2025-04-03. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Avedon, Elizabeth (2019-04-02). "The 2019 New York Portfolio Reviews". Elizabeth Avedon Journal. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
- ↑ "APJD members | World Press Photo". www.worldpressphoto.org. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
- ↑ "Members in United Kingdom". Diversify Photo. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
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