Image sources / 4 November 2026
The people
behind the pictures.
These photographs show real buildings, a founder and a historical performance connected with the places in this edition. Their dates and subjects are identified alongside each image.

J. Randle Centre, Onikan / 2024
Photograph: Isaacayodele32.
John Randle Centre for Yoruba Culture and History.jpg
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CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗
Orientation normalisation, resizing and WebP conversion; screen-size display crops. CC derivative photographs retain their respective share-alike licence. The original Navy photograph is monochrome.

Alliance Française de Lagos façade / 2019
Photograph: Dirafnigeria.
2019-07 Pic Alliance.jpg
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CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗
Orientation normalisation, resizing and WebP conversion; screen-size display crops. CC derivative photographs retain their respective share-alike licence. The original Navy photograph is monochrome.

Yemisi Shyllon Museum exterior / 2020
Photograph: Yemisishyllonmuseum.
The Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art.jpg
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CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗
Orientation normalisation, resizing and WebP conversion; screen-size display crops. CC derivative photographs retain their respective share-alike licence. The original Navy photograph is monochrome.

Bisi Silva at the radius of art conference / 2012. Portrait, not a venue photograph.
Photograph: Stephan Röhl / Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung.
Bisi Silva (cropped).jpg
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CC BY-SA 2.0 ↗
Orientation normalisation, resizing and WebP conversion; screen-size display crops. CC derivative photographs retain their respective share-alike licence. The original Navy photograph is monochrome.

Maritime Winds concert, Terra Kulture Hall / 28 January 2023. Historical performance photograph.
Photograph: Cameron C. Edy / U.S. Navy.
230128-N-DK722-2011 - NAVEUR-NAVAF Band performs at Terra Kulture Hall in Lagos.jpg
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Public domain ↗
Orientation normalisation, resizing and WebP conversion; screen-size display crops. CC derivative photographs retain their respective share-alike licence. The original Navy photograph is monochrome.
The Jazzhole photo essay
The guide links to The Vinyl Factory’s 2017 Jazzhole feature, photographed by Black Fabulousity. Those photographs are viewed at the publisher’s site; they are not republished here. The Jazzhole card uses an original books-and-record graphic, labelled as an illustration.
View the published photo essay ↗Original artwork
The opening paper collage was generated from Clinton Feyisitan’s art direction, with AI assistance. The remaining editorial graphics, neighbourhood schematic, typography and cover composition were authored for this project. Generated imagery is not used as venue photography.
Each photograph retains its stated licence. CC BY-SA image adaptations are offered under the corresponding share-alike licence. The photo licences apply to those assets individually.
Get the source kit and image ledger ↓