A FATHER AND SON’S FISHING TALE

‎A father paddles forward, steady and seasoned, guiding the canoe across calm waters. Behind him, his young son crouches low, sorting the morning’s catch with quiet focus. Their movements speak a language older than words. One of tradition, trust, and shared purpose. In this fleeting moment, the river becomes more than water; it is a cradle of memory, teaching, and timeless bond. Nothing is hurried, nothing is wasted. Just a father, a son, and the rhythm of life flowing between them. A story of heritage and hope, beautifully frozen in time.

The Horseman

In this single, powerful moment, the Horseman becomes the heart of everything around him. With his fist raised high, he stands still while the world moves fast, carrying the pride and strength of his ancestors with him. His horse, fierce and full of energy, mirrors the spirit of the Ijebu people, strong, proud, and impossible to break. As the colors of the Ojude Oba Festival explode around him, the Horseman is more than just a figure on a horse, he is a living testament to tradition, resilience, and history. His stance, frozen in time, holds the weight of generations, a moment that speaks for the future as much as it honors the past. The flags wave, the crowd roars, but it’s him — the Horseman — who stands timeless, a bridge between what has come before and what is yet to be.

Echoes of a Timeless Tower

Image Narrative: Rising from the heart of Lagos Island, the Cathedral Church of Christ is more than stone and stained glass — it is a keeper of memory. Its foundation was laid in 1925 and consecrated in 1946, yet its Gothic spires and clock tower stand as if untouched by the passing of nearly a century. Around it, Lagos pulses with motion — cars weave, voices rise, the city rushes forward — but the Cathedral remains still, a sentinel of faith and endurance. In this frozen frame, the tower does not simply mark the hour; it holds the weight of history, echoing across generations, reminding us that while time never stops, some monuments remain eternal.

Onakoya Fawaz Opeyemi

Onakoya Fawaz Opeyemi, popularly known as Farscalgraphy, is a self-taught photographer and visual storyteller from Odoogbolu, Ogun State, in South West Nigeria. Currently based in Lagos, he is a Philosophy graduate from the University of Ibadan.

Farscalgraphy’s photography journey began during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown as a curious distraction, but soon grew into a full-blown passion. He finds inspiration in faces and stories, children, joy, gentle silences, love, laughter, light, beautiful spaces, nature, simplicity, and sunsets. His work spans portraiture, street, macro, architecture, and nature photography, and he hopes to explore food and product photography in the near future.

Beyond photography, Fawaz is a part-time writer and lover of poetry who feels deeply and seeks to capture emotions in both words and images. For him, words express what pictures cannot, and pictures hold what words often miss.