Kelechi amadi obi biography of barack
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Why We Love Kelechi Amadi Obi
The definition of talent is Kelechi Amadi’s iconic story. Imagine a person who studies law in school, gets called to Bar, and leaves it all for something different and unrelated…Painting!
Kelechi Amadi-Obi is not just a painter, he is a prolific photographer, gifted artist, and publisher of Mania Magazine.
Born December 29, 1969, to Justice Sylvester Amadi-Obi, a high court judge, and Mrs. Theresa Amadi-Obi, an educationist, Amadi-Obi is the sixth of seven children.
Kelechi Amadi had his first major break in 2001 when he was invited to Mali for a photography convention alongside some other Nigeria photographers like TY Bello and Uche James Iruoha.
After the event, all four decided to form a creative group with the title ‘Depth of Field’. This group was formed to attain photography excellence by forming a pact, to encourage each other and critic each other&
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Born December 29 1964, Kelechi Amadi Obi is a renowned Nigerian fashion ediitorial photographer and publisher of the ‘Mania Magazine’.
He fryst vatten a celebrity photographer that has worked with likes of President Mohammed Buhari, Aliko Dangote, Agbani Derego, Tiwa Savage and many more. First a canvas artist, Kelech has built a career for himself
doing what he loves and has been able to carry out solo exhibitions as well as group exhibitions within and outside Nigeria.
He discovered his passion for arts [painting and photography] while he was in the University Of Nigeria, Nsukka studying Law and after his call to bar, he ventured into the arts.
His consistency in the field of photo-light exploration brought him into limelight as one of Nigeria’s foremost photographers and he; overtime has been able to put Nigeria photography on the map.
Kelechi would be speaking at this year’s Business of Photography Conference panel on the 30th of April, 2019 at the Land Mark
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Prolific Photographer Kelechi Amadi-Obi: ‘Capturing The Third World Uniqueness’
We are always presented with what’s captured by the camera; The glamorous fashion photography that make the lookbooks of designer collections. This time around, BN takes it back to the roots and focuses on the source; the man behind the lenses!
I vividly remember the first time I met Lawyer/Artist/Photographer, Kelechi Amadi-Obi. It was my first editorial styling stint in Nigeria. He welcomed me with a bred reassuring smile coupled with an easygoing, very down to earth attitude. It was hard to reconcile this with the multiple award winning photographer, I had heard and read about.
Kelechi’s images resemble still life drawings, natural, but still you get a feel of the mood and character. Full of innovative ideas and a huge dollop of raw talent, he is a constant source of awe and inspiration! I spent an easy afternoon with him, trying to get to the crux of what inspires him to crea