Why I Photograph; Adekunle Haastrup

Photography wasn’t always in the plan, I was more of a pen artist than shutter Nerd. Back then in my days at the University of Ibadan, I was into comics drawing. One day, a photographer saw my comics and took a shot of it, edited it and sent it to print. The end result was so much more beautiful than the one I drew and immediately, I felt drawn to the art of Photography.

Since then, I have had this unquenching thirst for Photography, it’s been like an unhealthy addiction and the satisfaction I derive from a successful shoot is like no other.

The journey from point then to now has been interesting and inspiring. Photographing brings out a certain good spirit in me whilst enabling me showcase the beauty of mother nature, humans or whatever subject is before my lens.

Adekunle Haastrup is the Head of Photography at Insigna Media Limited. A seasoned photographer with well over 8 years of experience under his belt working with some of the biggest brand names in Nigeria and Beyond.