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Kunle Ogunfuyi is a Nigerian based award winning photojournalist/ documentary photographer. He was born in Lagos State. He attended Yaba College of Technology, Lagos and The New York Institute of Photography, New York City, New York (DL). He had worked as the Photo Editor of National Pride Magazine from 2006-2007, he later resigned and founded ‘HODIMAGES’ a for-profit organisation with major interest in business of photography; covering commissioned assignment, freelancing, documenting and stock images for local and global imaging market.

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Late 2007, Ogunfuyi joined THISDAY Newspapers. In 2009, He was selected among the fifteen emerging African photographers by Noor|Nikon Documentary Photography Project. That same year, he received the Society of Nigerian Artists (SNA), Pa JD Okhai Ojeikere Award for Photography with his photo series titled “Oko Baba”. 2010, He bagged the Art & Culture humanitarian Icon Award by Ojojo Signature Gallery and was published among 101 Nigerian Artists by Ben Bosah Books.

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January 2011, he was promoted as the online Photo Editor of Thisday Newspapers. He was presented with a recognition award by the New York Institute of Photography, New York City, New York. Ogunfuyi won the most outstanding photograph of the year at the 2nd edition of the Nigeria Photography Awards from his yet to be publish body of work ‘Lagos Survival’, haven bagged best in documentary photography that same night.

With record of several group exhibitions, he brought to limelight the echos of 2012 Nigerian protest ''Occupy Nigeria'' a year after with his first solo documentary photo exhibition ''Flashback on Nigeria Protest, a Lagos Account'' held at the National Museum and Yusuf Grillo Gallery both in Lagos , which was Chaired by Prince Yemisi Adedoyin Shyllon.

He is married and blessed with two wonderful children.

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