Emily Nkanga is a Nigerian-British photographer and filmmaker based in London.
She has an MA in Filmmaking from Goldsmiths, University of London, and a BSc in Communications and Multimedia Design from the American University of Nigeria.
She has photographed music artists and has worked with Sony Music, Universal Music and Warner Music.
Her research article Narratives of Displacement: Conversations With Boko Haram Displaced Persons In Northeast Nigeria was published in Contemporary French & Francophone Studies (Taylor & Francis).
Her photobook Unyọñ Ufọk was published by GÒKÈ in 2025. It follows her return to her hometown in Akwa Ibom, Nigeria, after the death of her father.
