by Ebele Mọgọ
In Spring 2016 I collected data for my Doctor of Public Health dissertation on urban health and community resilience in the Lagos metropolis of Nigeria. One aspect of this three-pronged project was to audit, and then characterize, the built environment in this context, and make recommendations on how to improve the health of its dwellers. Since my sampling was varied spatially and by the aggregate income of each locality, I was able to experience the city in a depth that was critical, multi-faceted, and embodied. I started to take pictures to remember and share my daily experiences while traveling across the city to collect data. I find that photographs helped to turn the city from a conceptual thing to a real, relatable place, showing contrasts, the flow of people and machines, and even style.
Click on any photo to begin the slide show.
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- School children take a physical activity break.
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- Aunty, garden egg?
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- Boundary, Ajegunle.
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- Nne ka (Mother is great).
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- A young butcher.
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- A Lagos State Traffic Management Association Officer. You don’t want to get into trouble with LASTMA.
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- Singing while hard at work.
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- With his talking drum, this musician serenades people coming to and leaving a wedding venue.
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- Walking home from school.
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- Friend zone.
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- Mile 2.
Ebele Mọgọ
Ebele Mọgọ is a writer, entrepreneur, and scientist. She is the Principal of ERIM consulting (www.erimconsulting.org) and the President of Engage Africa Foundation (www.engageafricafoundation.org). She blogs at www.streetsideconvos.com and is on Twitter and Instagram as @ebyral.
SLAG GLASS CITY • Volume 3 • March 2017
Image header by Ebele Mọgọ.
Great photos. I trust your dissertation on public health went/is going well.