The acclaimed photographer JD ’Okhai Ojeikere spent 40 years immortalising nearly 1,000 Nigerian women’s elaborate hairstyles

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Lagos-based photographer Medina Dugger documents colorful hair culture in the coastal Nigerian city with her ongoing series Chroma. The collection of portraits pays homage to J.D. ‘Okhai Ojeikere, a renowned African photographer who documented women’s hairstyles in Nigeria for over 50 years, starting in the mid-20th century. Prior to decolinization, Dugger explains, wigs and straighteningContinue reading "Nigerian Hair Culture Documented in Rainbow-Hued Portraits by Medina Dugger"