Amanda Iheme

I respect the @tedxfuto team. Christian, you are a fine leader and organiser. Your team is diligent, pleasant and you all work well together. From the moment you reached out to me to be the speaker to this moment, the journey has been pleasant, joyful and a wonder to watch. Thank you for having me. Thank you to the attendees!! The hall was packed!! Thank you for listening, for the selfies, the autographs and for being active participants. Thank you for your supportive words. I feel replenished and reinvigorated. Thank you, Ugonna for being a patient driver and lovely company. I am honoured to have been a @Tedx_official speaker and especially, a @tedxfuto speaker, and to have been invited to FUTO. Thank you for the warm and peaceful reception. Plus, I got to meet @aproko_doctor. I am a fan!! 😁😁 This was a pleasurable experience that I will do again if I ever have the opportunity to. I am so proud of myself and grateful to myself for being disciplined enough to write this talk, practice for it and deliver it well! For not missing my flight or allowing fear and Nigeria to stop me from taking on this challenge. Well done to me! I look forward to sharing more pictures from today and the video of my talk on "Forgiveness sets you free" as soon as they are ready. It is nice to be away from Lagos, to be surrounded by a different kind of love. It feels even better to know that I am going back home to even more love. #tedxfuto #ted @ted #forgiveness #onforgiveness #speaker #tedxtalks #tedspeaker #mentalhealth #photographer #photography #architecturephotography #architecturephotographer #owerri #lagos (at Owerri, Imo) https://www.instagram.com/p/COnzmcSlVnT/?igshid=bv17lthp57fp

A Series of Fascinations, Volume II - Paths, Walls and Gates Agodi Gardens, Secreteriat Road, Mokola Hill, Ibadan. (2018) Ibadan is nice. Ibadan is nicer than Lagos. I shot a little this year. I spent more time being a shrink than a photographer. One may argue that it is because psychotherapy pays most of my bills. I could say that whenever I think of shooting in Lagos, I am weighed down by fear and sadness. Fear of being harassed by people because I have a camera. Seek permission to shoot, they say. That's a long process because I have to explain what I am doing, why I am shooting, why buildings, what am I going to do with the images. The thought exhausts me. SETTLE BOYS! They own the land so I don't have the right to shoot there. I'm stressed. Which money am I going to use to be paying bullies? No one commissioned me. Those with houses and spaces worth shooting (Yes, I said it. Worth shooting. Not everything is worth shooting) are paranoid. I don't like the rejection. I don't like being told No. It's like I see a building I am excited to get to know and I am denied access. I either mourn my loss and walk away or say nothing and steal images. I'll edit what I have shot thus far. I have been made to delete images I have shot. It is sad. I'll say it again: IBADAN IS NICER THAN LAGOS! #amandaiheme #architecture #arkitektur #amandaiheme #archidaily #africanarchitecture #space #agodigardens #ibadan #lagos #nigeria (at Agodi Gardens Ibadan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2mxRWFl5KS/?igshid=1oa2kjsidsgnf

Memories When buildings are damaged, redefined or destroyed, all that are left behind are reminders of what they used to be. We look upon them either with feelings of deep regret or gratitude. This is the same in they way of life of man. "I might be going to jail" Collected from Old Secretariat Lagos Island

Memories When buildings are damaged, redefined or destroyed, all that are left behind are reminders of what they used to be. We look upon them either with feelings of deep regret or gratitude. This is the same in they way of life of man. Tickets Collected from Old Secretariat Lagos Island #photography #photographer #architecture #architecturephotography #smallthings #things #lagos #nigeria #colonialera #history #amandaiheme #ishoottinyshittoo (at Lagos, Nigeria)

Today, I will be teaching a class at @workstationnigeria focusing on the mental health of start-up founders and their staff members. We have such an unhealthy work culture in Nigeria. With new companies coming up, it is our responsibility to focus on how we, the future Dangotes are not just improving the economy but also, improving our lives and those of the people that work with us. The purpose of this class will be to discuss with founders and members of start-up companies about the challenges that we face and are prone to experiencimg in our line of work; how these challenges can affect our mental health and to learn better and healthier ways of handling these challenges from each other. #mentalhealth #workstation #startups #founders #lecture #ndiditeaches #ndidilectures #ndidihealth #psychotherapist #psychotherapy #lagos #nigeria (at Lagos, Nigeria)

View from Falomo Bridge, Ikoyi, Lagos #architecture #archidaily #architecturephotographer #architecturephotography #lagos #amandaiheme #photographer #photography #archiporn #archilovers #nigeria (at Lagos, Nigeria)

View from Falomo Bridge Ikoyi, Lagos #architecture #archidaily #architecturephotographer #architecturephotography #lagos #amandaiheme #photographer #photography #archiporn #archilovers #nigeria (at Lagos, Nigeria)

Views from Falomo - 9 months later (at Lagos, Nigeria)

Living in Makoko Makoko, Yaba (at Lagos, Nigeria)

Living In Makoko Makoko, Yaba, Lagos. #architecture #archidaily #architecturephotographer #architecturephotography #ibadan #libertystadium #amandaiheme #photographer #photography #archiporn #archilovers #nigeria (at Lagos, Nigeria)

Residential Home Living in Ibadan Old Bodija, Ibadan (at Ibadan, Nigeria)

Generator House, Liberty Stadium, Ibadan, Oyo #architecture #archidaily #architecturephotographer #architecturephotography #ibadan #libertystadium #amandaiheme #photographer #photography #archiporn #archilovers #nigeria (at Ibadan, Nigeria)

Indoor Sprots Hall, Liberty Stadium, Ibadan, Oyo (at Ibadan, Nigeria)

Indoor Sports Hall, Liberty Stadium, Ibadan, Oyo (at Ibadan, Nigeria)

A Series of Fascinations Volume I "Dead Trees, White Sand and Blue Skies"

A Series of Fascinations Volume I "Dead Trees, White Sand and Blue Skies"