Akinbode Akinbiyis street photography takes in the worlds major cities, which he explores on foot.

His images are visual metaphors ruminating on cultural change, social exclusion, and colonialisms

sociopolitical consequences and its impact on urban planning. Whether he is out and about

in Bamako, Berlin, Lagos, or Durban, the photographer uses his camera to investigate social

structures in urban spaces.



The book presents key aspects of Akinbiyis work since 1990. In 2024 the photographer and author

is being awarded the Berlin Senates Hannah Höch Prize for his lifes work.



Akinbode Akinbiyi, b. 1946 in Oxford, grew up in England and Nigeria, in the city of Lagos. He

studied literature and English and began teaching himself photography as a young man. He has

featured in numerous exhibitions and biennials worldwide. He exhibited his work in Athens and

Kassel as part of documenta 14 in 2017.