Happy birthday to LOJ PHOTOGRAPHY

1. Your name? State

My name is Olarewaju Peter Olajide,Am from Osun state (Ilesa Precisely)

2. How was growing up?

I was born in Niger state-Bida,Dad travelled around a lot so i lived in few states before we finally moved to Lagos when I was 4..(I have been in Lagos ever since...Lol)

3. Educational background?

My elementary education was at Okto nursery and primary school New oko oba and then to State High school (Fomerely  progress college. New oko oba.) Attended Olabisi Onabanjo University.Ago-Iwoye where I studied biological sciences and then to Open University where I switched field to Information & Communication technology-Am a softie for computers

4. When did you start photography? What does photography mean to you?

I started photography way back in the uni with my small Kodak digital camera.I would document my departmental field trips with my little camera and make videos so I could revisit those moments and sometimes punk' my friends with em...Colleagues then in school loved what I was doing and more than once they traded money for their 

pictures.Other departments eventually approached me to also help document their field trips...& That pulled me deeper into photography;that was how it started for me.

After school,I got a job immediately but that still didn't stop the passion I had for photography.Photography professionally kicked off 2years after service year and we still here.

What Photography means to me??Photography to me is a form of Art,and I intend to create my own art.

5. What inspired you?

Hummmmnnn...The fact that I can trap time and document memories was my primary inspiration!Pictures are the only thing that can take us back in time-(in a way we photographers have super powers...shey u know??)

6. What aspect of photography do you deal in?

Weddings mainly, Portrait,Product and Fashion(looking to explore landscape in the nearest future)

7. What inspires your shots?

The serenity of the environment am shooting in,the lightning and my subject

8. How long have you been in the business and how far gone are you?

I have been shooting wedding professionally for 3years now..i have leveraged on different Platforms and invested so much in the business that's it's shot me another 5 years ahead of where am suppose to be.

9. What do you intend to do with photography in 5 years?

Hummmnn...in 5years??*looking at the sky with a wide grin*Chill and see first now'

10. What big plans do you have for the new year?

I have been pulled in by an NGO about giving talks to empower youth in Africa,this might take me across few Africa countries for talks and workshops in Photography ( 1 of the things I have always dreamt about-Impacting lives creatively)

11. What is your philosophy?

Imagine a world without fear??Our possibility would becomes endless

12. Photography or???

Computers!!!

13. Who would you want to work with,in terms of photoshoot?

TyBello, Big Henry, Kelechi Amadi, Akintayotimi,Aham Ibeleme,Said Mhamad and prince Meyson among others.

14. What makes you different from other photographers?

Every photographer have their own signature unconsciously branded to their shots...it's hard to explain but it's just always there -u can call it Psychic'

15. How do you relax?

If am not in my bed catching up on what's going on in the music industry-9ja music ooooo, am at the cinemas*eyes glued on the wide screen & my hand going back&forth in pop corn quietly placed on my laps*

16. What can't you do without?

Obviously God!God brought me this far.i can let go off anything but him

17. Advice to the young talents...

Find that edge and explore it,u are different from everyone,show us that' (spend less time appreciating other great photographers work-Draw inspiration from them,don't mirror them!Create your own style;you can do this,but above all u need focus&persistence!!!)

We at Clarexppresions wish him a beautiful day and pray for grace, good health, long life and prosperity. We love you Blad.