Yetunde Ayeni-Babaeko

Yetunde Ayeni-Babaeko
Born	1978  Enugu
Occupation	Photographer

Yetunde Ayeni-Babaeko (born 1978) is a Nigerian photographer.[1]

Life

Yetunde Ayeni-Babaeko was born in Enugu, Eastern Region, Nigeria in 1978.[2] Her father was Nigerian and her mother was German. She moved to Germany as a child, attending secondary school there and completing a photography apprenticeship at Studio Be in Greven. In 2005 she returned to Nigeria. In 2007 she opened her own studio, Camera Studios,[1] based in Ikeja.[3]

Ayeni-Babaeko's 2014 exhibition 'Eko Moves', in collaboration with the Society for Performing Arts of Nigeria (SPAN), portrayed dancers in public spaces in Lagos.[4] Her 2019 exhibition 'White Ebony' highlighted the situation of people with albinism.[5]

They got married in 2006 after the most romantic proposal in Germany, where Yetunde Babaeko grew up. They now have three boys – Louis, Lamar, and Austin.[6]

Yetunde is married to Steve Babaeko.[7][8]

References

1. Maria Diamond, Yetunde Ayeni-Babaeko, The Guardian, 23 February 2019. Accessed 15 May 2020.
2. Nigeria, Guardian (23 February 2019). "Yetunde Ayeni-Babaeko". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
3. Elizabeth Ayoola, Meet the Boss: Yetunde Ayeni-Babaeko, Camera Studios, Connect Nigeria, 21 January 2015. Accessed 15 May 2020.
4. Connect Nigeria in Conversation with Yetunde Ayeni Babaeko on 'Eko Moves', Connect Nigeria, 8 December 2014. Accessed 15 May 2020.
5. Photographer Yetunde Ayeni-Babaeko spotlights Albinism with ‘White Ebony’, Premium Times, 23 May 2019. Accessed 15 May 2020.
6. Babaeko, Steve (23 September 2020). "Steve Babaeko: How One Of Africa's Biggest Advertising Executives Is Charting A New Path In Nigeria'". Steve Babaeko. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
7. omotolani (1 June 2017). "Steve Babaeko is a year older today". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
8. "Babaeko Makes Bold Entry into Farming – THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 17 July 2024.

External links

• Personal website of Yetunde Ayene Babeko
• Camera Studios