David Olayide is a lens-based artist from Nigeria who explores gender, perception, cultural identity, and environmental sustainability, inviting viewers into transformative dialogue with the world around them. He is the recipient of the Sub-Saharan Africa Arts Award, SABAA (2023) and the SUGI 1st prize, People & Nature (2024). His work has appeared in publications like PhotoVogue, The Four Faced Liar, Heimat Review, and Suboart Magazine. More recently, his work was featured in Global Health 50/50’s 2024 Gender Climate Planetary Health Report, which explored the intersection of gender and the climate crisis.