Fati Abubakar is a Nigerian photojournalist and documentary photographer.
Fati Abubakar | |
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| Born | Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Alma mater | South Bank University |
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Life and work
editAbubakar was born and raised in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.[1][2] After obtaining her Master's Degree in Public Health and Health Promotion from the South Bank University in London in 2015, Fati, upon her return to her hometown, took up photography.[3]
Her work has been published in The New York Times, CNN Africa, BBC and Voice of America.[4] She works primarily to document the travails of Borno, including the Boko Haram insurgency. She has a project called Bits of Borno.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "Fati Abubakar". africasacountry.com. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ "'She has been our family's lifeline'". Nursing Standard. 31 (9): 65. 26 October 2016. doi:10.7748/ns.31.9.65.s48. ISSN 0029-6570. PMID 27787168.
- ^ Hassan, Abdullahi D. (20 September 2020). "Fati Abubakar: Storytelling Through The Lens Of A Camera". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ a b "LagosPhoto | International art festival of photography in Nigeria". Lagos Photo. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ "Women in war zones: Shooting the frontline when you're not a middle class man". Huck. 19 October 2018.
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