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Adetona Omokanye

Untitled 6

Untitled 6

This is part of the Street Hawkers collection.

  • Photography print
  • Limited edition of 20
  • Unframed
This series of works explores the energy, resilience, and credibility that street hawkers embody in their daily practices. I am particularly drawn to how they arrange goods to maximize visual appeal and capture attention. The deliberate organization of products and the interplay of colours transform their displays into forms of artistic expression. By documenting these practices, my work seeks to highlight the creativity, resourcefulness, and aesthetic dimensions embedded within this everyday economic activity.

$1,500.00 CAD
$1,500.00 CAD
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About the artist

Adetona Omokanye is a Nigerian-Canadian photojournalist and visual artist whose work captures the rich cultural heritage, social landscapes, and lived experiences across Africa and its diaspora. With a storytelling approach rooted in empathy and visual depth, he uses photography to highlight the beauty, complexity, and resilience of African traditions, communities, and contemporary life. Splitting his time between Toronto, Canada, and Lagos, Nigeria, Adetona has recently expanded his practice to include multimedia elements, pushing the boundaries of visual storytelling and deepening the narrative impact of his work. His work has been exhibited internationally at Photoville (New York), Exposure Photography Festival (Calgary), Contact Photography Festival (Toronto), Toronto Union Station, and United Contemporary. He has received numerous awards, including the Getty Images and Verizon Media Grant, Contemporary African Photography Prize (Finalist), LensCulture Summer Award, Newcomer Artist of the Year from the Toronto Arts Foundation, and the Toronto Image Award for Lens-Based Artist at The Artist Project (2025). Adetona’s work has been featured in leading publications such as the Financial Times, The Globe and Mail, The Guardian U.S., The Wall Street Journal, TIME, and Global Citizen, among others; further solidifying his voice in the global conversation on culture, identity, and representation.

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