Deronke Abdul · Documentary Photographer
Section 02 — Chapters

Stories

The work gathers around people and places that are often described from a distance. Here, the camera moves closer — not to expose, but to stay.

Keeping Girls in the Picture
Chapter 01

Keeping Girls in the Picture

Girls' education, advocacy, and return after COVID-19.

A documentary commission following young girls, parents, and community advocates in Nigeria as they navigate school dropout, economic pressure, gendered violence, stigma, and the fragile work of returning to learning.

DocumentaryGirls' EducationSocial ImpactNigeriaUNESCO
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Treat Me As A Human Being
Chapter 02

Treat Me As A Human Being

A portrait study of dignity, presence, and the refusal to be reduced.

This series looks at the human need to be approached without pity, spectacle, or distance. The photographs ask the viewer to slow down and meet each subject as a full person — not as a condition, category, or story already decided.

PortraitureDignityDocumentaryHuman PresenceCare
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NLM
Chapter 03

NLM

A quiet study of memory, place, and what remains.

A restrained body of work to be experienced slowly — an atmospheric chapter concerned with traces, stillness, and the emotional residue of place.

MemoryPlaceStillnessVisual EssayDocumentary
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CARE_AMAL Initiative
Chapter 04

CARE_AMAL Initiative

Community care, maternal knowledge, and the systems that support women.

A visual record of care work, gathering, and support. The story connects to a long-term interest in women's health, traditional knowledge, maternal experience, and the relationship between community and wellbeing.

CommunityWomen's HealthCareDocumentaryFieldwork
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