Dr Tunde Alabi-Hundeyin II is an accomplished media creative with almost a couple decades of expertise in producing compelling social change documentaries through both photography and film. With a sharp focus on interrogating culture, identity, and belonging, his work disrupts the colonial gaze on the Black body and challenges entrenched power dynamics. His artistic passion, which is at the intersection of art and advocacy, is rooted in ethically exploring the human condition, particularly in marginalised communities.
Alabi-Hundeyin's rich portfolio spans collaborations with charity organisations and corporate entities, with his projects appearing across broadcast media, online platforms, and traditional outlets. His work has been celebrated at prestigious exhibitions, including the Brighton Fringe, Lagos Fringe, Vrystaat Arts Festivals, the United Nations Population Conference in New York, the Sichtwechsel African Cities Foto Exhibition in Germany, the Lagos Photo Festival, and the Addis Foto Festival in Ethiopia. Notably, his work was chosen from over 31,400 entries from 120 countries to feature on the cover of TIME Magazine in 2012.
His film documentary, Nigeria Rocks, was showcased during the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) by the United Nations in 2005. Additionally, his documentary, 100 Days in Rwanda, was an official selection for the iREP International Documentary Film Festival/Africa World Documentary Film Festival. The Thomson Reuters Foundation uses his self-exploratory short film Towards Utopia, which deals with his approach to visual representation as resource material to train journalists. Alabi-Hundeyin directed a documentary about the life of the former president of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki. Mbeki: The England Years, which explores his undergraduate student days as an anti-apartheid campaigner. Also, Transparency International commissioned him to produce a documentary on the war in Sudan. The film Sudan: Gold, Guns, and Blood confronts human insecurity caused by corruption in the arms trade. Alabi-Hundeyin's work has supported the advocacy of other non-profits, including UNICEF, South Downs National Park Authority, Alzheimer’s Society, Little Green Pig, Hourglass, Slum2School, Schools Support International Foundation, and Paradigm Initiative. In addition, his commercial body of work has supported JTI, GTBank, Glo Mobile, Sound UK, and the University of Sussex.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in Nigeria, a master's degree in Media Practice for Development and Social Change, and a doctorate in Creative and Critical Practice, both from the University of Sussex, Brighton. His doctoral research, Photographing Displaced African Children: A Case Study of Durumi IDP Camp in Nigeria, questioned the nature of images and narratives about children from the Global South and featured participatory photo workshops with these children displaced by Boko Haram terrorists to promote dignity, agency, resilience and humanity in the visual representation of the distant ‘other’. His profound intellectual and artistic contributions continue to inspire critical conversations and drive social transformation.
Languages: English, Yoruba, Pidgin English
Key Expertise: media practice, representation, African development, humanitarian organisations, charities, media advocacy
Research interests: media practice, representation, African development, humanitarian organisations, charities, media advocacy
Region of focus: Africa, Global South