[citation needed] He is the son of Benin photographer Joseph Moise Agbodjelou (1912–2000).
They used a traditional colorful fabrics as a background for the people portraits they made.
[2] Agbodjelou's portraiture series, Citizens of Porto-Novo depicts people of Benin's capital.
His 'Musclemen' shows staged studio photograph of muscular men, which is popular theme in the West Africa.
[3] The 'Egungun' project are photographs of the masqueraders, depicting divine ancestors of Yoruba-speaking people.