Beautiful Resistance: a seemingly contradictory title painted in capital letters at the start of the book, leaving no doubt as to the intentions of its author, the photographer Daniel Obasi. For by choosing to draw up a portrait of Lagos, this frequent contributor to the fashion pages of cutting‑edge magazines turns his lens on the Nigerian capital to weave an imagined narrative bringing together political and social issues of paramount importance to him – sexuality, gender fluidity, non‑conformity, political corruption, and religious fervor – all sheathed in an ornamental veneer liable to crack under the slightest pressure.