By Lara Hillard
Like many young girls growing up in a typical Igbo-Nigerian home, Benita Nnachortam was taught by her parents that art is not a career path – merely a hobby at best. 'It was hammered into my brain throughout my childhood that art would lead me to poverty,' she recalls. It was a big gamble to pursue photography, but with a lot of hard work and access to the right technology, Benita was able to turn her passion into a profession.
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