Fati Abubakar

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Fati Abubakar
Born
NationalityNigerian
Occupation(s)Photographer, nurse

Fati Abubakar is a Nigerian photojournalist and documentary photographer.[1]

Life and work[edit]

Abubakar was born and raised in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.[2][3]

Her work has been published in The New York Times, CNN Africa, BBC and Voice of America.[4] She works primarily to document the travails of Borno, including the Boko Haram insurgency. She has a project called Bits of Borno.[4][5][6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Fati Abubakar Archives". The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Fati Abubakar". africasacountry.com. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  3. ^ "'She has been our family's lifeline'". Nursing Standard. 31 (9): 65. 26 October 2016. doi:10.7748/ns.31.9.65.s48. ISSN 0029-6570. PMID 27787168.
  4. ^ a b "LagosPhoto | International art festival of photography in Nigeria". LagosPhoto. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  5. ^ "About". Bits of Borno. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Women in war zones: Shooting the frontline when you're not a middle class man". Huck Magazine. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2019.