Bukunmi Oyewole is a travel and documentary photographer whose works primarily spotlights present day realities in Africa, so that future generations can experience Africa through his pictures. Also, his work explores the themes that revolve around climate change, using his art to bring attention to climate change issues and to create awareness and engagement with the public about the impacts of climate change.

His passion for photography and striking pictorial skills earned him a feature on six editions of Blueprint Magazine, two editions of The Agbowo Magazine, three editions of Ake Review, Foxhole Magazine, Penumbra, Turnpike magazine, Fortunate Traveller, Isele Magazine, Center for Railroad Photography & Art’s book, “Continuity & Change: The Lure of North American Railroads”, and a host of others.

His works are currently being exhibited on GT Bank’s Virtual Gallery, his works were featured at a photography exhibition during the 2018 Nigeria Photography Expo and Conference-NiPHEC (Lagos), also at the Global Customer Segmentation Framework Art Exhibition 2018 (Lagos), at Photocarrefour Photography Exhibition 2019, 2020 and 2021 (Abuja), at Africa Next Exhibition 2020 (Virtual), Arts ‘n’ Chill Exhibition 2021 (Virtual), at Tantdile Xperimenta Lab Exhibition 2021 (Virtual), COP26 Climate Summit Art Exhibition 2021, The LAIR Galleries 2022 and 2023 Exhibitions (Thunderbay), Artfully Spaced Gallery 2022 Exhibition (Los Angeles), at Weinberg Memorial Library Environmental Art Show 2022 (Pennsylvania), at Arnheim Collection 3 (Ibadan), at the 2022 Exhibition of the Global Network of Water Museums-WAMU-NET (Virtual), at Commonwealth People’s Forum 2022 (Kigali), at Africa Climate Change Exhibition 2022 (Virtual), at the 2023 edition of Canadian Association for Food Studies Exploration Gallery (Thunderbay), at Bridge Art Gallery Spring 2023 Exhibition (Rochester), at Mile Zero Dance Cabaret 2023 and 2024 (Edmonton), at Lehigh University Art Galleries 2023 Exhibition (Pennsylvania), at the Art Gallery of Peterborough (Ontario), at Moray Art Centre 2024 Exhibition (Scotland), at Yorba Linda Cultural Arts Center 2024 Photography Exhibition (California), at THREADS 2024 Cultural Conversation (Saskatoon), at ECCMID Art Gallery 2024 (Barcelona), at ArtAscend 2024 Exhibition (London), and then at Climate & Death 2024 Exhibition (Helsinki).

He was a member of the jury for the Wikipedia Photo Competition tagged “Wiki Loves Africa” 2021 and 2023.

He is also a member of the African Photojournalism Database (APJD), a project of the World Press Photo Foundation and Everyday Africa. He is a 2021 creative fellow alumni at Amplify HQ, a COVID HQ Africa project. He was a recipient of Lakehead Arts Integrated Research Awards 2022 from Lakehead University, an award granted to artists for exemplary art as research and art as education. He is a fellow alumni at Africa24Media Storytelling Fellowship 2022. He was a recipient of the RCE Recognition Award for Acknowledged Artwork, for the 2022 RCE Youth Biodiversity Art Challenge conducted by the Global RCE Service Centre at the United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability in partnership with UNESCO. He was a recipient of a recognition award from Wikimedia Nigeria for commitment as a member of the jury team for the Wiki Loves Monuments in Nigeria 2023.

Bukunmi is a lover of books and anything travels.