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Documentary and Fine-Art Photographer
Cian Oba-Smith (born 1992)
[1] is an Irish Nigerian
fine-art /
documentary photographer from London.
Life and work
Oba-Smith was born and raised in London, England.
[2] He studied photography at the
University of the West of England , graduating in 2014.
[3]
Oba-Smith has made various projects throughout his career including A Quiet Prayer
[4] , a record of London in the first lockdown during the covid pandemic, Shanzhai ,
[5] an exploration of the phenomena of copycat architecture in China, Concrete Horsemen
[6] , highlighting the forgotten contributions of African American horsemen in North Philadelphia, Andover & Six Acres
[7] , an interrogation of the negative stereotypes placed upon the estates in North London and Bikelife
[8] , a documentation of urban dirt-bike and wheelie culture in London.
Oba-Smith self published his first book Bikelife
[9] in 2016. In 2019 his book Andover & Six Acres was published by Lost Light Recordings.
[10]
In 2019 he completed an artist residency at
Light Work in Syracuse, NY where he created a project on
redlining and the links between historical segregation policy and contemporary communities.
[2]
[11]
Alongside his artistic practice, Oba-Smith works on commissions for various publications such as
FT Weekend ,
[12]
The Face ,
[13]
M Magazine Le Monde ,
[14]
The Guardian ,
[15]
The Telegraph ,
[16]
Crack Magazine ,
[17]
Vice
[18] and others.
Publications
Publications by Oba-Smith
Bikelife. Self Published, 2016
[9]
Andover & Six Acres. Lost Light Recordings, 2019.
[10]
Group Publications
Awards
2015: Winner,
D&AD New Blood Award .
[20]
2016: Shortlist,
Magnum & Photo London Graduate Award .
[21]
2017: Shortlist,
D&AD Next Photographer Award .
[22]
2017: Shortlist,
Magnum & Photo London Graduate Award .
[23]
2017: Winner, Feature Shoot Emerging Photography Award.
[24]
2017: Winner, I.P.F Photo Prize.
[25]
2017: Winner,
Magenta Flash Forward.
[26]
2017: Selected,
Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize .
[27]
2018: Selected,
Portrait Salon .
[28]
2019: Selected,
Lightwork Artist-In-Residence (AIR) Program .
[2]
2020: Shortlist,
Foam Paul Huf Award .
[29]
2020: Selected, Portrait of Humanity.
[30]
2022: Winner, People’s Pick Award,
Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize .
[31]
References
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"Cian Oba-Smith" . AINT—BAD . 2015-06-24. Retrieved 2022-10-24 .
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"CollectiveAccess error" . collection.lightwork.org . Retrieved 2022-10-24 .
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"UWE Bristol Creative Industries Degree Show 2014 - UWE Bristol: News Releases" . info.uwe.ac.uk . Retrieved 2022-10-24 .
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"Foreground ~ A Quiet Prayer" . foregroundprojects.org.uk . Retrieved 2022-10-24 .
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"Cian Oba-Smith looks at China's copycat architecture in his latest series" . www.itsnicethat.com . Retrieved 2022-10-24 .
^ Jackson, Alex.
"Philadelphia's horsemen reclaim their heritage in Cian Oba-Smith's shots - 1854 Photography" . www.1854.photography . Retrieved 2022-10-24 .
^ Karallis, Patricia (2015-11-23).
"Interview - Cian Oba-Smith" . Paper Journal . Retrieved 2022-10-24 .
^ Dazed (2015-05-04).
"London's anarchic two-wheeled subculture" . Dazed . Retrieved 2022-10-24 .
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a
b admin (2016-08-25).
"Lens On: Cian Oba-Smith | Wonderland Magazine" . Wonderland . Retrieved 2022-10-24 .
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"Cian Oba-Smith: Andover & Six Acres" . The Lost Light Recordings . Retrieved 2022-10-24 .
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"Cian Oba-Smith | Metal Magazine" . metalmagazine.eu . Retrieved 2022-10-24 .
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"Cian Oba-Smith | Financial Times" . www.ft.com . Retrieved 2022-10-24 .
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"Cian Oba-Smith: riding out and popping wheelies with the pedalheads" . The Face . Retrieved 2022-10-24 .
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"Les universités d'Oxford et de Cambridge, championnes de la diversité" . Le Monde.fr (in French). 2020-11-20. Retrieved 2022-10-24 .
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" 'Did they give life? No! So how can they take it?': on the frontline of knife crime" . the Guardian . 2021-06-12. Retrieved 2022-10-24 .
^ Cumming, Ed (2018-04-14).
"The Daily Mile: Is this the solution to the child obesity crisis?" . The Telegraph .
ISSN
0307-1235 . Retrieved 2022-10-24 .
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"New London Sound: J Hus Interviewed" . Crack Magazine . Retrieved 2022-10-24 .
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"We Made Tons of Weird Friends at the UKIP Party Conference" . www.vice.com . Retrieved 2022-10-24 .
^ theretherenow.
"the THERE, THERE quarterly // ISSUE ONE" . theretherenow . Retrieved 2022-10-24 .
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"Bikelife | 2015 D&AD New Blood Winner | i-D | D&AD" . www.dandad.org . Retrieved 2022-10-24 .
^ Dazed (2016-05-13).
"The UK photography graduates on Magnum's radar" . Dazed . Retrieved 2022-10-24 .
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"Cian Oba-Smith: Concrete Horsemen | D&AD Awards 2017 Shortlist | Next Photographer | D&AD" . www.dandad.org . Retrieved 2022-10-24 .
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"Announcement: The Graduate Photographers Award 2017 Nominees • Magnum Photos Magnum Photos" . Magnum Photos . Retrieved 2022-10-24 .
^ Kail, Ellyn (2017-04-08).
"Announcing the Winners of the Feature Shoot Emerging Photography Awards!" . Feature Shoot . Retrieved 2022-10-24 .
^ Sisley, Dominique (2017-06-14).
"Authentic representation takes top prize at Independent Photography Festival" . Huck Magazine . Retrieved 2022-10-24 .
^ Back, Flash Forward Flash (2017-12-19).
"Concrete Horsemen" . Flash Forward Flash Back . Retrieved 2022-10-24 .
^ Jacobs, Sarah.
"21 stunning portraits that just won one of the most prestigious awards in the industry" . Insider . Retrieved 2022-10-24 .
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"2018" . Portrait Salon . Retrieved 2022-10-24 .
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"Foam - about the Foam Paul Huf Award" . www.foam.org . Retrieved 2022-10-24 . [
permanent dead link ]
^ Warger, Rebecca.
"Winners | Portrait of Humanity Photography Awards | 1854 Media" . 1854 Photography . Retrieved 2022-10-24 .
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"Taylor Wessing photographic Portrait Prize 2022 - Exhibition" . www.npg.org.uk . Retrieved 2022-10-24 .
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