“Amina, I don’t think you are serious. You are still doing this your fotogafe thing, ko?” Amina’s mother said with a tinge of disappointment in her accented voice. Amina quickly went into the kitchen to avoid the conversation escalating. Her phone beeped, the client from Fiverr had finally decided to pay for her stock photos.
But when she read the offer, she almost smashed her phone against the kitchen wall coated with soot. $2 For 45 scenic photographs of Bazinga Hills, Kalum Springs, and the wild terrains of her remote village! Tears of frustration were already welling in her eyes.
Early the next day, eager to clear her head, Amina hurried to Barkin Park for a stroll. She bumped into a stranger with a raffia bag spilling all its contents. She bent to pick up everything and her eyes fell on the passport, it was the famous hyper-realist artist, Jawon Kolade!
What is he doing in her village?
Juwon saw the bewilderment on her face and laughed. “I am just exploring the beautiful city of Bauchi; I have heard so many exciting tales of this city and I decided to see for myself.”
Amina’s eye caught an old photograph peeking out of his bag. It was a younger Juwon in the early 2000s. He caught her staring at the photo and said, “That was me when I was starting out. I always keep this photo close to remind me of how far I have come.” He smiled.
“Starting out is always hard, but that’s what keeps you going. No matter how tough it gets, get tough” he said and left.
That moment probably felt like out of a fantasy movie, but Amina could feel it in her bones that that day was the day of her reawakening to keep going.
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