DANIELLA ALMONA

Hi!

I'm Daniella Almona, an Igbo photographer and visual storyteller based in Lagos, Nigeria. 

I am dedicated to creating a visual archive of my ever-evolving community and giving people like me the space to reclaim agency over their identities. Using portraiture as a form of connection, I find joy in documenting the beauty and love within my community as I continue to redefine home. My work is driven by an intrigue for human expression, color theory, and I explore themes of Blackness, femininity, and joy in my portrait and documentary work using analog and digital photographic methods. 

I earned my BFA in Photography from the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2022, and my work has been exhibited at Photoville New York, Publics Gallery UK, and SCAD Atlanta. I am a member of Black Women Photographers, The Luupe, and Diversify Photo. My work has been recognized by and featured in Capture One, VSCO, Pinterest, GIDA Journal, Photoshelter, Kodak Professional, DEEDS Magazine, NoWahala! Mag, and Nok by Alara.