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    A Nigerian Photographer's Portraits Of The Mind

    Etinosa Yvonne Osayimwen wants to show what's going on inside the heads of Nigerian survivors of violence. She layers their portraits with an image that reminds them of how their lives have changed.
    by Diane Cole Jul 29, 2018 2 minutes
    Abdul-Azeez Buba, 33, Borno, Nigeria: <strong></strong>"Before Boko Haram attacked my community, I was a successful building engineer. I made a lot of money from constructing houses."

    Etinosa Yvonne Osayimwen's goal is to get inside her subjects' heads.

    The self-trained, 28-year-old does just that by using a double-exposure technique. She takes portraits of Nigerian survivors of violence and terrorism — then superimposes it with an image of something that reminds them

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