Visiting other studio photographers in Lagos, he kept getting the same response: they had all destroyed their negatives. Digital photography had rendered them expensive and obsolete. Even knowing that, learning of their burning was jarring.

Outstanding work from The Continent. Its arrival is the most welcome message I get each week.

A black and white seventies staged portrait of two boys and a girl. All look cool and iconic. The lighting and framing is striking. &10;&10;Title is: Aina Street, Shogunle, Lagos, c. 1970s. Courtesy Lagos Studio Archives. Copyright © Abi Morocco Photos
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