About 70% of the Youth in Africa lack access to learn visual skills such as photography and cinematography. This means that 7 out of 10 people cannot afford to learn due to the high and unaffordable learning cost.
In 2020 we identified this problem and have experienced it ourselves, we set out with a team of volunteers to solve this problem of inability to afford the cost of acquiring visual skills by organising free photography workshops to help passionate individuals learn.
On the 18th of January 2021, the first batch of the Free Photography Workshop commenced. In two years we have trained over a hundred people and a handful of them who are practising have a better livelihood.
Everyone deserves equal access to opportunities irrespective of their backgrounds, races and religious belief. and lack of resources should not hinder anyone from acquiring visual skills.
Motive Africa Visual Academy helps individuals who can't afford visual skills learn.
Our team consist of experienced tutors who have visual skills and train the students three times a week within the space of two months. We also have volunteers who support the organization to actualize the vision.
Orji Precious Fiyinfoluwa
Orji Precious Fiyinfoluwa is a Business Strategist and the Founder of Motive Africa Visual Academy where Visual skills are taught for free. He is the convener of the free photography workshop by Motive Africa Visual Academy; MAVA and has trained over a hundred people since its inception in January 2021. He has worked with several NGOs and other organizations to help young individuals acquire visual skills. He is a firm believer in equal opportunities for everyone irrespective of their backgrounds and lack of resources shouldn't stop you from dreaming. He has a great passion for humanity and is actively involved in humanitarian services. The World can be a better one step at a time with our acts of love and kindness. He is dedicated, committed and persistent to see things succeed. A strong believer and optimist he is.
Tofunmi Arowele Samuel
Tofunmi Arowele Samuel is a beauty, fashion and lifestyle photographer based in Lagos, Nigeria. He is the co-founder of Motive Africa Visual Academy. He is signed to the aktivated studios media label owned by Africa renowned photographer and a multifaceted creative popularly known as Amazing Klef. He has experienced a lot of difficulty in learning photography craft as a novice. That is what drives him in teaching people for free. He believes no one deserves to experience such and has created an avenue to achieve his goal. He is passionate about making people feel highly of themselves and less insecure about their looks by capturing beautiful, timeless images of them. He also believes everyone is beautiful irrespective of their skin tone, race, outfit and lifestyle as uses beauty, fashion and lifestyle photography to portray this. He’s a growth optimist, capacity builder, versatile creative, lover of humor and sarcasm and believes in the possibility of everything.
Instructors
Oluyinka Olasubomi Rachael
Temiloluwa Johnson
John Oyewale
Noah Olaonipekun
Enoch Olaonipekun
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