Why I Chose to Document the Streets and Everyday Environments Around Me
Lagos, Nigeria — Shot by Seyi Explore For the longest time, I believed that storytelling required distance; that I needed to cross borders, board flights, and stamp my passport before my experiences became worth sharing. I thought “exploration” had to look like foreign cities, exotic landscapes, and places far removed from everything familiar. But something shifted. I began to look closer. I started paying attention to the streets I walk every day, the ones I once ignored. The roadside vendors setting up at dawn. The danfo buses rattling through traffic. The quiet resilience in the faces of people just trying to get through the day. The organized chaos that somehow works, even when it shouldn’t. And I realized something powerful: There is so much story right here. Lagos, Nigeria — Shot by Seyi Explore The Beauty in the Ordinary We often overlook what is closest to us. Familiarity has a way of dulling our sense of wonder. But when you slow down and truly observe, the ordinary becomes ex...