18. TrooRa Magazine The Women’s Issue Spring ’23

Through Her Specs The World Through Photographer Dval’s Lens

PHOTOGRAPHED BY: DVAL PHOTOGRAPHY WRITTEN BY: GEORGE DIKE

Valerie Dike

P hotography in Nigeria began as a profession in the late nineteenth century, attracting practitioners from across West Africa. The professional prestige accorded to photography in Nigeria has characterized the country as a ‘photographic giant’ in the region. The industry saw a major boom in the 1950s and 1960s, with prominent photographers such as Jackie Philips, Billyrose, and Sunmi Smart-Cole.

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