Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou: Capturing Yoruba Spirit and Benin’s Transformation Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou, born in Porto-Novo, Benin in 1965, stands as a pivotal figure in contemporary African photography—a descendant of Joseph Moise Agbodjelou (1912–2000), himself a celebrated Benin photographer. From his formative years under his father’s tutelage, Agbodjelou honed a distinctive artistic vision rooted in tradition yet acutely attuned…
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