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Nigerian photographer For the judge and former First Lady of Nigeria, see Fati Lami Abubakar.

Fati Abubakar
BornMaiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
Alma materSouth Bank University
Occupations
  • Photographer
  • nurse

Fati Abubakar is a Nigerian photojournalist and documentary photographer.

Life and work

Abubakar was born and raised in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria. After obtaining her Master's Degree in Public Health and Health Promotion from the South Bank University in London in 2015, Fati, upon her return to her hometown, took up photography.

Her work has been published in The New York Times, CNN Africa, BBC and Voice of America. She works primarily to document the travails of Borno, including the Boko Haram insurgency. She has a project called Bits of Borno.

References

  1. "Fati Abubakar". africasacountry.com. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  2. "'She has been our family's lifeline'". Nursing Standard. 31 (9): 65. 26 October 2016. doi:10.7748/ns.31.9.65.s48. ISSN 0029-6570. PMID 27787168.
  3. Hassan, Abdullahi D. (20 September 2020). "Fati Abubakar: Storytelling Through The Lens Of A Camera". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  4. ^ "LagosPhoto | International art festival of photography in Nigeria". Lagos Photo. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  5. "Women in war zones: Shooting the frontline when you're not a middle class man". Huck. 19 October 2018.


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