The popular celebrity photographer Jonathan Mannion will arrive in Nigeria today. The household name has in his kitty over 20 years of experience in hop hop photography and has shot about 300 album covers for the biggest names in the industry such as Jay Z, Eminem, DMX, Ja Rule to mention a few.
He will be showcasing his popular works from Tuesday, 25th to Sunday, 30th October 2016 on a tour sponsored by Hennesy Artistry.
Lere Awokoya, the Brand Manager for Hennessy Nigeria had this to say:
“We are excited about bringing Jonathan Mannion to Nigeria. Both Hennessy and Jonathan have played a key role in the development and formation of the DNA of the Hip Hop Music & Culture. Art and Hip Hop Enthusiasts will be presented with an invaluable opportunity to explore some of Jonathan Mannion’s legendary body of work. For us, this is an initiative which remains true to Hennessy Artistry – celebrating Music, and in this case, rather creatively and hopefully, memorably” ”.
Part of the activities lined up will be an exhibition of his works at Red Door Arts Gallery, 51, Bishop Oluwole, VI, Lagos on the 27th October. The opening exhibition will be a strictly by invitation event while the public viewing will happen daily from the 27th of October to 5th November.
He is also expected to have lunch with veteran photographers in Nigeria as well as an album cover shoot for 2 yet to be disclosed Nigerian artistes on subsequent days.