Bayo Omoboriowo, the ex-official picture taker of previous President Muhammadu Buhari, has described how he persuaded an arrangement to be his cameraman without knowing any fat cat in his political circle.
Omoboriowo, who is likewise the organizer behind Crazy house by Tikera, spread the word about this in a meeting with Stations TV on Monday.
He said that working with the former president gave him the opportunity to be creative and work as a freelance documentary photographer. He also said that he started his MadHouse so that creative people could explore the endless opportunities in the creative world and use them to their full potential without knowing anyone.
Making sense of how his enthusiasm drove him to Buhari, the praised cinematographer said he forfeited his chance to take free pictures for a few occasions in Lagos and narratives for the BellaNaija blog until karma favored him when somebody reached him from the Unified Realm that they believed him should play a photography job with them.
“I got back to the College of Lagos after my administration year as a vagrant in one of the lodgings to learn Photoshop notwithstanding being an alum of Unadulterated and Applied Science. That is where I educated the quality I currently provide for my work today.
“BellaNaija began showing what we were doing, and the world began seeing my specialty. In this way, being praised on a worldwide stage began in 2012 when I won What’s to come Grants for the Inventive Craftsman of The Year. From that point, I won a few honors.
“In 2014, I saw an advert for the APC Public Show, yet before then, I had shot previous Ekiti State Lead representative Kayode Fayemi’s mission, where he lost. I likewise captured previous Osun State Lead representative, Rauf Aregbesola. They took my phone when I got to the APC convention to cover it, and Buhari was voting at the time. It was there I advised God to compensate my handwork. I don’t know anyone, I was just enthusiastic about my ability.”
Proceeding, he said, “In January 2015, I was called. Buhari required a picture taker, and I was the one that fit in. I don’t know anyone or his partner. In fact, I entered Aso Villa only once when I won an award. A campaign then began. We went to Waterways, where the mission began, and afterward I began taking his photos.”
He further valued one Debola Williams for making a stage that gave him influence as the marking firm recruited to bundle Buhari’s electioneering.
Omoboriowo was officially selected by Buhari as his authority photographic artist in 2015 and was additionally reappointed in 2019.
