Nigerian photographer sells three photos as NFTs for N740,000

A Nigerian photographer identified as Adewunmi Rasaq Babatunde, has become N740,000 richer after selling photos he snapped as NFTs.

He disclosed that he sold three photographs on trading platform, Opensea at the price of 0.15 ETH each.

In a chat with Legit, Adewunmi, said that it was his first sale of a photograph as NFT, adding that it was not easy when he started.

The young man said it took him at about 4 months of waiting and consistency before breakthrough came

He said: “It’s quite hard and it’s mentally draining because it took me four months before my first sales. As well as hustling for visibility on Twitter which is a form of a marketplace, helping other artists retweet their works to be seen by collectors because they did the same for me.

(Making friends in general because that’s what the community should be about) joining spaces to talk about my works and how they were all brought to existence.

Also, My Metamask wallet got compromised twice and I felt like giving up but nothing comes easy. So I would say continuity brought this, this isn’t just a solo winning for me, it’s a sign that the community is here for artists and artists are the new celebrities. It’s our time and we should continue supporting ourselves.”