Canon Academy

Leke Alabi Isama: Trainer of the Canon Academy

Trainer

Documentary Photographer

My Canon Story

Leke is a documentary photographer/filmmaker with a background in Computer Science from Ebonyi State University. He became interested in photography 9 years ago and has worked on various projects ranging from humanitarian development work to corporate creative assignments. 

He also has broad experience in teaching workshops in several countries, educating beginner photographers/filmmakers under Canon's Miraisha program. He is one of 10 certified Canon trainers on the continent. 

Leke always tries to find different angles to visualize a story so as to connect the viewer with his images  

Leke has been commissioned by several reputable organizations like Canon, Global Citizen, Vice UK, The Telegraph UK, Tecno Mobile, Booking.com, Nigeria INGO Forum, GSMa,UNIIDO, African Women Development Foundation, Al Jazeera, African Foundation for Development, Vitamin Angels, Proof Africa, Islamic Development Bank. 

Leke also works as a video producer for PriorGold Pictures Limited, a company he co-owns in Lagos, Nigera. 

Favorite Equipment

from Leke Alabi Isama

EOS 5D Mark III


Canon EOS-1DX Mark III

When conditions are tough, the light is poor but the pressure’s on, the EOS-1D X Mark III lets you capture winning images before the competition. It’s the ultimate creative toolkit, with superb low-light performance, deep learning AF and 5.5K Raw video.