Dickson Obasuyi is the founder and owner of Doba photography. A freelance photojournalist at Canada’s national newspaper The Globe and Mail. He is a self-taught photographer and blogger based in Edmonton, Alberta and working anywhere his service is required.
As a photographer, his ultimate goal is to creatively transform the stories of people, places and objects captured through his lens into unforgettable memories. His interest in photography started from taking pictures with cell phones but quickly developed into a hobby. Capturing images of people and the beautiful outdoors and showing it to the world, selling his work in prints and online, becoming a part of Edmonton’s vibrant creative community and seeing his work published in local and international magazines has being his tremendous achievement.
An interest in this art led him to set up a studio for his indoor portrait photographs, thereby having the opportunity to capture indoor and outdoor portraits. He draws his inspiration from the work of photographers like Gordon Parks, Annie Leibovitz, Steve McCurry, Mary Ellen Mark and Brandon Stanton.
His photography genres are portrait, narrative and event. His passion for photography made him start volunteering with the Edmonton Public School Board as a photography instructor, where he organizes workshops and teach students about the beauty of photography; as a hobby and a prospective career. He is currently a freelance photojournalist at Canada’s national newspaper The Globe and Mail, a member of the Canadian Association for Photographic Art, the Images Alberta Camera Club and the Edmonton photographers forum which has availed him the opportunity to learn from top leading figures in the art community. He is also the the founder of “My Story, Our Story” a project geared towards showing the beauty of people in images and sharing their amazing unique stories, which can educate, inspire and motivate others. Meeting new people and traveling to new places during his projects brings him great pleasure. Contact him if you require his professional service through the contact info on his website.