Photo of the Week: A world in motion

No Hurry in Life - Eyes of a Lagos Boy - 2016
New Delhi India - Eyes of a Lagos Boy 2008
New Delhi India – Eyes of a Lagos Boy 2008

Every archive holds stories worth revisiting. This week’s Photo of the Week is one of them.

Originally published in the early days of my website – 2016, this collection of sixteen photographs, taken across ten countries, reflects one enduring truth: humanity has always been on the move.

From the dawn of time, people have journeyed in search of food, shelter, safety, opportunity, adventure and connection. As our world expanded, so too did our ambition—not just to travel farther, but to travel faster. Every generation has devised new ways to shorten distances, cross rivers, climb mountains and bridge oceans.

Some of those solutions are sophisticated. Others are simple, ingenious and born of necessity. Together, they reveal the remarkable creativity with which people move themselves—and the things that matter to them.

From footpaths to carts, horses, bicycles, boats, trains, cars and aircraft, our means of movement have continually evolved. Yet the instinct remains unchanged: to reach what lies beyond the horizon.

These photographs capture just a few of the many ways humanity continues that timeless journey.

Enjoy the trip.

Somewhere deep in the Ural Forests

Somewhere deep in the Ural Forests, Yekaterinburg, Russia 2012
Somewhere deep in the Ural Forests, Yekaterinburg, Russia 2012
Lekki Lagos
Lagos - Eyes of a Lagos Boy - 2016
Lagos – Eyes of a Lagos Boy – 2016
Wine to the people
Wine to the people, Rhineland Pfalz, Germany - Eyes of a Lagos Boy 2012
Wine to the people, Rhineland Pfalz, Germany – Eyes of a Lagos Boy 2012

Fishing – Muscat, Oman

Muscat, Oman - Eyes of a Lagos Boy - 2014
 Muscat, Oman – Eyes of a Lagos Boy – 2014
Amsterdam, Netherlands
HOT Rubik's Cube underpantsAmsterdam, Netherlands Eyes of a Lagos Boy 2016
HOT Rubik’s Cube underpants Amsterdam, Netherlands Eyes of a Lagos Boy 2016
 Accra, Ghana
Too cool for horse riding. Accra, Ghana - Eyes of a Lagos Boy 2013
Too cool for horse riding.  Accra, Ghana – Eyes of a Lagos Boy 2013

Ogun State, Nigeria

No Hurry in Life - Eyes of a Lagos Boy - 2016
No Hurry in Life – Eyes of a Lagos Boy – 2016

Jaipur India

Just a man on his phone at work Jaipur, India - Eyes of a Lagos Boy 2008
Just a man on his phone at work Jaipur, India – Eyes of a Lagos Boy 2008
Cairo Egypt
Cairo Egypt - Eyes of a Lagos Boy - 2015
Cairo Egypt – Eyes of a Lagos Boy – 2015
Lagos, Nigeria
Fire wood delivery in style:Lagos, Nigeria - Eyes of a Lagos Boy 2013
Fire wood delivery in style: Lagos, Nigeria – Eyes of a Lagos Boy 2013

Pushing it in Cairo

Pushing it in Cairo - Eys of a Lagos Boy 2015
Pushing it in Cairo – Eys of a Lagos Boy 2015

Skansen – Stockholm, Sweden

Skansen - Stockholm, Sweden - Eyes of a Lagos Boy 2014
Skansen – Stockholm, Sweden – Eyes of a Lagos Boy 2014

Over the lagoon, Lagos Nigeria

Over the lagoon, Makoko Lagos Nigeria - Eyes of a Lagos Boy 2013
Over the lagoon, Makoko Lagos Nigeria – Eyes of a Lagos Boy 2013

Istanbul Turkey

Istanbul Turkey - Eyes of a Lagos Boy 2013
Istanbul Turkey – Eyes of a Lagos Boy 2013
When all fails, these remains – Speyer, Germany
When all fails, these remains - Speyer, Germany 2016
 When all fails, these remains – Speyer, Germany 2016

Different countries. Different vehicles. One timeless instinct: to keep moving.