Ifechi Japhet NwaorisaAuthor. Advocate. Owerri to England. Support line
Photographs

Photographs

Not many, on purpose. These are the ones I want kept.

Ifechi Japhet Nwaorisa in a black double-breasted coat, looking straight into the camera
Portrait. The one I want remembered.nwaorisa-owerri-nigeria
Black and white photograph of Ifechi Nwaorisa walking on a paved path in sunglasses, a small leather bag across his chest
Owerri, 2025. Walking, which is how I think.nwaorisa-owerri-nigeria
Ifechi Nwaorisa and his mother Ngozi Obi, cheek to cheek, smiling on a yellow sofa
With my mother, Ngozi Obi. We wrote Biafra Rising together.nwaorisa-owerri-nigeria
Close portrait of Ifechi Japhet Nwaorisa in a black coat
Portrait, close.nwaorisa-owerri-nigeria
Ifechi Nwaorisa in a white vest with tears on his face, three hearts drawn in the corner
A bad night, kept. I promised myself I would not only show the good days.nwaorisa-owerri-nigeria
Cover of Biafra Rising, showing Blessing Ngozi Obi and Ifechi Japhet Nwaorisa
The cover of Biafra Rising. Mother and son.nwaorisa-owerri-nigeria
Sepia artwork of a man with his eyes lowered, from Owerri to London
Artwork made for Owerri to London.nwaorisa-owerri-nigeria
A weathered statue of blindfolded Justice with scales and sword, a shadowy figure in a hat looming behind her
Justice, and what stands behind her. Made while writing Owerri to London.nwaorisa-owerri-nigeria
A mother kneels to kiss her small son on the forehead, silhouetted against a sunset
Artwork for I Am Son of a Fallen Woman.nwaorisa-owerri-nigeria
Dark, grainy portrait of a man looking down, the artwork of Owerri to London
The darker version of the same artwork.nwaorisa-owerri-nigeria
Charcoal-toned portrait of a man with lowered eyes, a variant of the Owerri to London artwork
A third version of the artwork, the one that became the cover.nwaorisa-owerri-nigeria

There are moving pictures too.

Thirteen silent clips from one afternoon in Owerri.

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