Why?

“This was the first photo book I ever owned. It was signed and given to me by my dear friend George Osodi, who I did not realize at the time as one of Africa’s most prolific and important documenters. I knew he traveled a lot and his photography was revered, but until I opened this book I did not realize every time George was away he was putting his life in serious danger in the Niger Delta capturing what we (Nigerians) and the rest of the world were doing to destroy his hometown all in the name of crude oil. How can something as tragic and devastating as impoverished inhabitants forgotten in their poisoned environment be so poetically breathtaking at the same time. I became hooked on photography after this book was placed in my hands.”
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- Wunika Mukan, Curator