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Swipe to meet your facilitators for the 2026 Originals Studio in Lagos, NIgeria.

October 31, 2026

Sign-up is open. Link in bio.
Limited Entry. Sign up closes Monday, 26 October 2026.

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An Eulogy for ÀKÀNNÍ

Tag anyone you know.

Gloss
À - One we,
KÀN- Important, special,
NÍ - To have

ÀKÀNNÍ - One who is Important or special to have

Adùn ni o🥂

#fyp #eulogyskitbyfash #akanni #eulogyskitbyfash #temitopefash_

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Akanni will join Originals Studio, Lagos, to lead the Photography Lab, taking participants through lighting, camera testing, composition and tethering before the concepts move onto set.

Sign-ups are now open. Link in bio.
Limited Entry. Sign up closes Monday, 26 October 2026.

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@sharkkana wearing the ribbed mini dress in yellow

Shot in Lagos, 2026.

Photographer: @thinkakanni
CD: @sharkkana @scrdofme

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Our favourite cool girl @giverachelashot for Sharkkini. Shot in Lagos, 2026.

Photographer: @thinkakanni
CD: @sharkkana @scrdofme

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Tests with @thinkakanni

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Patta ! starring - @thefrenchman__

This one was a pleasure to edit.
Shoutout to the best guys as always!

Director. @thinkakanni
DP. @fedworks
Stylist. @sochukwukaima_
Edit. @thee.6ixth
Studio. @thecontentlab.ng

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@daze_dayz @thinkakanni 🤍

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TARA GOLD EDITORIAL BY @thinkakanni

PHOTOGRAPHY: @thinkakanni
MUSE: @thetaragold

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There’s a clear line between just putting on clothes and actually owning the creative direction. Mariam @itsmariamfatusin sits entirely on the right side of it. She has that rare ability to pivot from anchoring a gritty, high-concept editorial spread one minute to completely selling a clean commercial campaign the next.

She doesn’t just show up to set; she brings a specific kind of gravity that makes the garments work for the camera. If you are locking in the talent for an upcoming rollout and need someone who genuinely understands the assignment every single time, her name needs to be on your call sheet.

#grixmagazine #culture

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the w🌍rld is yours.

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art is art, yunno. it’s reckoning that every experience you have ever had has contributed to you having an idea, and going ahead to execute the idea.

in my life, art has always been present; only taking different forms per time. even more everyday, i count it a privilege that God keeps blessing me with chances to get ideas out of my head.

ibadi by @yimeekaa, directed by me.

@fedworks @thinkakanni @thee.6ixth

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