DANIEL OBASI
[MAANIFEST]BEAUTIFUL RESISTANCE * FASHION EYE LAGOS![](https://admin.theagents.club/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/batch_YJ7A5637.jpg)
Based in Lagos, Daniel Obasi is a Nigerian-born photographer and creative director. His work seeks to create alternatives and offer an ever refreshing perspective on the African Narrative.
BEAUTIFUL RESISTANCE * FASHION EYE LAGOS![](https://admin.theagents.club/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/maanifest.agency_1657558928-293142081_1244404496307169_8028734541309011528_n.jpg)
DAZED![](https://admin.theagents.club/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/batch_DO_2022_06_DAZED-X-FURLA-1.jpg)
ATMOS![](https://admin.theagents.club/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/COV_04_Atmos05_Daniel_Obasi_FC_HR-1920x2650-1.jpg)
ATMOS![](https://admin.theagents.club/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/atmos2.jpg)
Attracted to old cinema and afro futurism, fantasy and alternate realities, Daniel has developed a heartfelt style that lures viewers into an ever evolving imagination.
VOGUE PORTUGAL![](https://admin.theagents.club/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Vogue-Portugal-Ruth-Ossai-Daniel-Obasi-7.jpg)
VOGUE![](https://admin.theagents.club/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/YJ7A5423.jpg)
VOGUE PORTUGAL![](https://admin.theagents.club/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Nnem-Editorial-Vogue-Portugal-by-Daniel-Obasi_7466-Edit-1.jpg)
NP LAGOS SHOOT
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NATAAL![](https://admin.theagents.club/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/NATAAL.jpg)
His body of work explore subject matters like societal ideals on sexuality, gender roles and masculinity, beauty, cultural symbolism, Afrocentric fantasy and human relations.
PRIMARY PAPER![](https://admin.theagents.club/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/unknown_68953683_223752405260839_5022764602230337044_n.jpg)
i-D ITALIA![](https://admin.theagents.club/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Out_Of_My_Dreams_2020_10.jpg)
ATMOS![](https://admin.theagents.club/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/atmos.jpg)
PRIMARY PAPER![](https://admin.theagents.club/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_9507-1.jpg)
Daniel’s stories are heavy with a sculptural symbolism that is both playful and gentle as well as satirical and activist.
BEAUTIFUL RESISTANCE * FASHION EYE LAGOS![](https://admin.theagents.club/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/BEAUTIFUL-RESISTANCE-BY-DANIEL-OBASI-11-1.jpg)
ESTE PAPER![](https://admin.theagents.club/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/unknown_203390678_887112485175769_513738131285185302_n.jpg)
'CORRIDORS OF POWER'![](https://admin.theagents.club/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DANIEL-OBASI-CORRIDORS-OF-POWER-YJ7A9611-Edit.jpg)
PRIMARY PAPER![](https://admin.theagents.club/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_9403-1.jpg)
His aesthetics are whimsical, soft, ethereal, yet seductive and powerfully contrasting with sharp silhouettes and colours.
THE FACE![](https://admin.theagents.club/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/CHAOS_AND_CREATION_BY_Marc_Asekhame_AND_Daniel_Obasi_MA15171.jpg)
MIU MIU X GARAGE![](https://admin.theagents.club/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_0047.jpg)
ATMOS![](https://admin.theagents.club/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/The-Symphony-and-Harmony-of-space-by-DANIEL-OBASI-YJ7A0107-Edit.jpg)
'PARABLES'![](https://admin.theagents.club/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/PARABLES-BY-DANIEL-OBASI-YJ7A4732.jpg)
His editorial projects have been featured in magazines including i-D, Dazed, The Face, Vogue, Vogue Portugal, Primary Paper, Rolling Stone, Atmos, Indie, Disorder UK, Nataal, Another Man, Marie Claire, Oxosi, Afropunk and OkayAfrica.
BURNA BOY for ROLLING STONE![](https://admin.theagents.club/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/COVER_BURNA-1.jpg)
AMAKA![](https://admin.theagents.club/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DO-APRIL2022-Amaka-Noor-resize2.jpg)
SELF-PORTRAIT, DADA![](https://admin.theagents.club/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/unknown_308459042_209818038045587_8750884477171859889_n.jpg)
AMAKA![](https://admin.theagents.club/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/April2022-Amaka-Thando-resize3-1.jpg)
DAZED
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For BEAUTIFUL RESISTANCE - FASHION EYE LAGOS – published by Louis Vuitton in july 2022 – Daniel turned his lens on the Nigerian capital to weave an imagined narrative bringing together political and social issues of paramount importance to him – sexuality, gender fluidity, non conformity, political corruption, and religious fervor.
BEAUTIFUL RESISTANCE * FASHION EYE LAGOS![](https://admin.theagents.club/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/FE-LAGOS-1ere-HD-1.jpg)
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Daniel Obasi has styled and directed a few fashion films including BICEP - released in july 2022 and UDARA – Awarded 'Best New Director' at Milano's Fashion Film Festival in 2019...“In the long run I would love to work more in film as that has always been my first love”.
BICEP, FILM![](https://admin.theagents.club/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/unknown_295134078_1175817026318611_3277671805422739673_n.jpg)
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UDARA, FILM![](https://admin.theagents.club/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Udara-by-Daniel-Obasi-2098.jpg)
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DAZED![](https://admin.theagents.club/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/batch_DO_2022_06_DAZED-X-FURLA-2.jpg)
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