Paul Abbah

Nigeria

Photography, Visual Storytelling and Contemporary Portraiture by Paul Abbah

African Visual Narratives, Identity and Social Reflection

Fine Art Painting Collectors and Emerging Nigerian Artists

"Paul’s photographs explore themes of youth, faith, melancholy, freedom, and hope. Using an in-camera approach with minimal manipulation, he captures motion-filled moments that translate inner emotion into poetic, utopian imagery. His work reimagines everyday spaces as sites of beauty and quiet emotional depth."

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Paul Abbah

Paul is a self-taught Nigerian photographer from the outskirts of Abuja. He discovered photography at 18 and began developing his practice while studying Sociology at the University of Abuja. Working independently, he has shaped a distinct visual language grounded in personal experience and intuitive image-making.

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