"The photos, in Ollie's words, lean towards "quiet symmetry". The photo Man on Bike, a particuarly pleasing shot which shows a figure stationary, seemingly pausing to take a call, is often mistaken as staged. According to Ollie, it's "entirely serendipitous". He continues: "I was wandering through Ikoyi when I saw him stop, completely unaware of me, and everything just aligned - the colours, the posture, the stillness.""
"The book is a collage of transportation, movement and camaraderie; when you can't rely on dropping a location pin into a map to get around, you must rely on those around you to get by. For Ollie, "that challenge became part of the process", connection wasn't just a choice to be made, but a pleasant inevitability. To be a member of the community is built up not only by the city's eccentricities, but also by its inconveniences."
Ollie's photographs emphasize quiet symmetry and capture spontaneous urban moments. The image Man on Bike appears staged but resulted entirely from serendipity when a stranger paused in Ikoyi and elements aligned. The book collects scenes of transportation, movement and camaraderie, showing how people rely on one another when navigation tools are unavailable. The challenge of navigating the city becomes part of the photographic process and fosters inevitable connection. Ollie's interest in photography began at sixteen with a Nikon F3 and darkroom practice during his Philosophy and Politics degree. Over ten years, photography has remained a grounding creative practice.
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