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.
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Worked with/ Featured By:
Capture One
Black Women Photographers
VSCO
Ilford
Kodak Professional
Photoshelter
the gamma.
GIDA Journal
DEEDS
Femme Africa
Our Homecoming Festival
Nok by Alara
The Process Africa
RADR Africa
Cam Kirk Studios
SCAN Magazine
SCADPro
Chemistry Agency
LESJOUR!
CloudKid
Press:
Tender Photo, Man, Dog, Surfboard
DEEDS Magazine, INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY SPECIAL: DENCITY
CanvasRebel, Meet Daniella Almona
Capture One, Dive Into Color with Daniella Almona
RADR Africa, Daniella Almona: Highlighting Blackness in all Forms Through Photography
Photo Shelter, Embracing the Beauty of Locs in Daniella Almona’s “Crown”
Capture One, Three Black Photographers Who Explore the World through Color
VSCO, Shaping History: Community dialogues for Black History Month