Lukman Olaonipekun

thumb|Lukesh Lukman Olaonipekun, popularly known as Lukesh, is a Nigerian documentary photographer born on December 7, 1975, in Itesiwaju Local Government, Oyo State, Nigeria. He began his photography career in 1998. Olaonipekun is the official personal photographer to the former governor of Lagos State. Babatunde Fashola SAN who went on to become Nigeria's Minister Power, Works and Housing between 2015 and 2023. Quotes It’s been fifteen years now and I often wonder what I can do to change the world for people like me and encourage the next generation in the line of creativity. I didn’t set out to be a photographer, it just kind of happened. I can’t tell you why for sure. What I can tell you is that I really love what I do and spend a lot of time refining, perfecting and even obsessing over my work. It is a passion. Style comes with time and is a difficult thing to force. I think that more important than style, is being aware of the ordinary nature of the image I see and striving to go beyond that in an aesthetic sense to create a captivating image. To be more hardworking, diligent and the reward for hard work is more work. I am inspired by different happenings around me. I tried to use my photography eyes to capture diverse moment of history. When one misses a shot, he or she may not be able to get that same shot ever that is what motivates me to shoot. External links Category:1975 births Category:Living people Category:Photographers from Nigeria