Photographers capture Wuse market to boost tourism

Some professional photographers have captured scenes at the Wuse Market in Abuja as a way of highlighting its tourism potentials, yesterday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that it was part of activities for the 2018 Abuja International Photo Festival, themed: “Photography for Socio-Economic Development.” While at the market, the photographers interacted with the […]

Some professional photographers have captured scenes at the Wuse Market in Abuja as a way of highlighting its tourism potentials, yesterday.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that it was part of activities for the 2018 Abuja International Photo Festival, themed: “Photography for Socio-Economic Development.”

While at the market, the photographers interacted with the traders and took pictures of spots that would possibly attract tourists.

The festival’s Director, Osaze Ekhator, told NAN that the photo walk was a necessary tool to highlight the socio-economic potentials of the market.

“Photography is more than fun; it is a veritable tool in shaping conversations and telling stories in ways that words cannot.

“This is why we have embarked on this photo walk to show the world all the beauty that Wuse Market has as one of the largest commercial hubs in the FCT,” Osaze said.

He added that this was the second photo walk the festival had embarked on.

In 2017, participating photographers went to Daki-Biu village, a satellite town in the FCT.

Similarly, some of the participating photographers told NAN that the photo walk was their own way of giving back to society by using pictures to tell stories. (NAN)

Samuel Olatunji, a photographer said: “People do not understand that the purpose of photography transcends beyond covering events. This is why photo walks like this are important.

“From things like this, the world will get to see Nigeria and Africa at large for what it truly is; and our tourism value will improve,” he said. (NAN).