Olamide Adegboye

Olamide Adegboye is the founder of Lamss Media and a visual storyteller focused on the spiritual soul of his subjects. My work is an investigative journey into the Black interior life, serving as a visual record for the Diaspora community. I focus on documenting the quiet, untold histories that hold our collective memory together. In my series, Ara Ní ń Rántí, Ẹ̀mí Ní ń Rí (Body Remembers, Spirit Sees), I explore what it means to be a witness. I use symbols that speak to our heritage and survival. For me, a tree is more than nature, it is a traditional witness that holds the judgments and burials society refuses to speak out loud. I also look at the spaces where we are most vulnerable. In my work, a bed can become a courtroom where shame and silence are the only witnesses to our loudest internal thoughts. My practice is built on stewardship. I believe that portraits should be more than just images; they should be a material language of value and protection. From the forced silences of the past to the engineered joy of our present, I capture these stories to ensure they remain a permanent part of our culture. Whether I am using neon colours to represent resistance or pupil-less eyes to show a spiritual gaze, my goal is always to reveal the divine accountability we carry within us. I am committed to documenting the truth of the human experience with a sense of dignity and respect. By acting as a witness to these interior lives, I aim to show the world that our softness and our history can exist in the same frame. I use my lens to preserve the spirit of a community, making sure that every story of survival and joy is seen and remembered.