WHAT IF WE LIVED AMONG GODS
What If We Lived Among Gods is a medium format analog photography series exploring myth, divinity, and everyday Nigerian life. Shot entirely on 120mm film, the work imagines a world where the sacred and the ordinary exist side by side, hand in hand.
About Artist
Dammy Twitch
APAMPA Oluwadamilola (b. 1995) known professionally as Dammy Twitch, was born and raised in Oyo State, Nigeria. Dammy Twitch later relocated to Lagos, where he built his career as an image maker across fine art photography, film, and music. He completed his secondary education at Redeemers Secondary School and TAIDOB College before earning a BSc in Economics from Redeemers University. He began his creative journey with street photography in the early 2000s, developing a distinctive visual style marked by bold use of color and deep inspiration drawn from Africa's diverse cultural landscape. This approach earned him wider recognition starting in 2017, establishing him as a rising force in African visual storytelling. His achievements continued to build over the following years: in 2022, he was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list, recognizing him as one of Africa's most promising young talents. In 2025, he received The Future Awards Africa Prize for Film, followed in 2026 by the Rolling Stone Africa Mwamkom Vanguard Award for Visual Storytelling. He made his directorial feature film debut with Call of My Life, which went on to become one of the top five highest-grossing films of all time in West Africa. Throughout his career, Dammy has collaborated with major global brands including Google, Infinix, Tecno Mobile, Nestlé, Bet9ja, 1xBet, PlayStation, Oppo, and Coca-Cola, as well as leading artists such as Davido, Tiwa Savage, Angelique Kidjo, Patoranking, Flavour, and Simi. He is also the founder of Kadiri Collective, a brand dedicated to supporting creative talent who lack access to resources and exposure, and to producing still and moving imagery that tells stories and preserve African history.
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