Akinbode Akinbiyi (born 1946 in Oxford, England) is a British photographer, author and curator of Nigerian background, who has been living in Berlin, Germany, since the 1990s.
[5] Together with Gisela Kayser, he curated the photography exhibitions "Things Fall Apart - Film Stills by Stephen Goldblatt" [6] [7] and "The Respectful Gaze - From the Estate of Nina Fischer-Stephan," [8] [9] which were presented in Lagos, Kampala, Mexico City, Accra, Abidjan and Atlanta.
Akinbiyi's work has been shown at exhibitions and biennials in Frankfurt, Berlin, Dresden, Tokyo, Paris, Philadelphia, Johannesburg and Havana, and has been published in various magazines.
In addition, he acted as exhibition curator for the German Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations, including "STADTanSICHTEN Lagos" (2004) and "Spot on... DAK'ART – The 8th Biennial of Contemporary African Art" (2009).
[10] In connection with the New Photography 2023 exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), Akinbiyi hosted a so-called "Photo-Wander" (a pun on wonder and wander) in Harlem, where he applied his method of strolling around the city.