AbdurRaheem believes that the business is lucrative. “One, there is a huge market for it more than ever before, with different areas to focus on such as interviews, sports, conferences, comedy skits, weddings, and even working with the movie industry. So when you have large clients depending on you for their events, believe me, it’s lucrative.”To him, “every business has its peculiar challenges. In the visual industry, equipment is costly.
“Another issue we face is a lack of access to funding. You have to carry your cross, except you are fortunate to have someone supporting you.”To anyone coming into this profession, he urged them to “ensure you evolve and be willing to learn new things because the more you invest in the knowledge of photography, the more you create a craft, and the greater your reward. Always criticise your work for better performance. Look at other photographers’ work and learn how to do it best.
Born in the Agege area of Lagos, AbdurRaheem began his education at CAC primary school, Agege, and Dairy Farm Secondary School, Agege. He then proceeded to Yaba College of Technology, Yaba, to study photography, and later to the Nigeria Institute of Journalism, Ogba, to study photojournalism. He founded Yinka Da Image Studio some years ago and has handled many events in and outside Lagos. As an inquisitive person, he has attended several trainings, seminars, and conferences on photography, both in and outside Lagos, and has trained over 500 people in photography.