AWP / LIVE: MEET OYEWOLE LAWAL AND SEE HIS WORK HONORED AT THE 2026 ZEKE AWARDS

Art Works Projects celebrates Emerging Lens Fellow Oyewole Lawal, whose documentary photography earned an Honorable Mention at the 2026 ZEKE Awards, presented by the Social Documentary Network. The annual awards recognize outstanding documentary photographers working for systemic change. Official exhibition materials list Lawal among the 2026 Honorable Mentions. Exhibition: November 13–15, 2026 Opening Reception: November 13 · 6:00–8:00 PM Venue: Galerie Joseph, 5 rue Sainte-Anastase, 75003 Paris, France Lawal will be in Paris for the opening reception on November 13, where visitors can meet him and discuss his work as it is presented in the Résilience exhibition at Galerie Joseph. The recognition comes at an exciting time for Lawal and his work on the international stage. Earlier in November, Art Works Projects will feature Lawal and fellow Emerging Lens photographer Edwin Ndeke during The Hague Climate Week, bringing their documentary storytelling on environmental justice, labor, and communities in Lagos and Nairobi to audiences in the Netherlands. From Lagos to The Hague to Paris, Lawal’s work is reaching new international audiences—demonstrating how locally rooted documentary storytelling can enter global conversations about environmental justice and systemic change.