And the winner is… James Ikpe also known on Instagram as tall_brown_boi. With a captivating image of the yellow buses of Lagos, shot through a car glass, while it is raining. The image that James created, tells the story of Lagos from a true Lagosian’s point of view, whether under rain or shine, “the hustle continues“.
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According to the Judges; “@tall_brown_boi captures the essence of the competition, the yellow buses surely identifies the city, the tropical rain which is synonymous to Lagos is well captured. The Lagos of dreams is also camputed in the rain drops and I really love the brilliant background colour and framing of this particular image. This image evokes emotion and it can pull out both positive and negative emotions.”
The competition was part of a marketing campaign by Accelerate TV for a show called ‘Streets of Lagos’, an eight-part documentary that focuses on telling the story of everyday people on the streets of Lagos, from the ‘Abokis‘ who sell tea to the ‘Okada’ (Motorcycle) rider.
Below are some other entries from the competition:
