Osunyoyin Alake

About me:

.. I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4 Osunyoyin Alake is an African American anthro-photo-journalist, fine arts photographer, initiated priestess of the Yoruba river goddess Osun in Osogbo Nigeria, sidereal astrologer, and poet. Her photographic explorations include documenting the disappearing religious cultures of the Yoruba of Southwestern Nigeria and the Akan speaking peoples of Ghana. Equally important in her photographic exploration, is the spiritual and artistic link that is astonishingly evident between these two West African cultures and ancient Kemit (Egypt). Osunyoyin Alake has done numerous photographic studies of African Americans in the Atlantic area (from New York to Miami, Florida) who are priest and practioners of both the Akan and Yoruba cultures, as well as photographing extensively in Egypt, Spain, Morocco, Southwestern Nigeria and Ghana. For severa; years she served as the community photographer for the Dade County Parks and Recreation African Heritage Cultural Arts Center where she documents the activities and performances of the after school and summer dance, music and visual arts programs. In addition she captures the joy of motion found in ballet, modern and African dance. Her work has been exhibited at the African Heritage Cultural Arts on several occasions.