Mara OkaforPhotographs & films

Photographs and films about the quiet minute before something happens — made slowly, on location, in available light.

FR 01/12Low WaterISO 400 · 50 mm · ƒ/4 · 1/250

12 frames · 2015—2026 ↓

I — Selected frames

Twelve commissions, one a year.

Scroll to turn the ring. Every frame opens into its project.

Chapter II

Twelve years,
one ring.

2015 — 2026 · scroll to unwind

II — Timeline

2015

Low Water

Small crews, long lenses, and patience written into every budget.

01

Available light

I schedule around the sun, not the other way round. Most frames are made in the forty minutes nobody books.

02

Three people on set

Photographer, assistant, you. Fewer voices, faster decisions, calmer subjects.

03

A sheet you can hold

Every commission ends with a printed contact sheet, marked up by hand, before a single file is delivered.

0Commissions
0Short films
0Books
0Countries

Booking spring 2027. Tell me about the light you have in mind.

Based
Lagos & London
Represented by
Northlight Agents
Formats
Stills · Film · Books