Today we close out 2025 with a photograph of the sun setting in Nigeria. Mike describes his image below.
I captured this photo one evening in 2023, in Ogun State, southwestern Nigeria. I’ve always loved the golden glow of the setting sun—there’s something almost therapeutic about it. Finding sunsets and photographing them has become a simple, personal hobby I cherish.
Michael Temi-tope Adebiyi (known professionally as Mike Wheeler) is an award-winning fine art photographer from Ilorin, Nigeria, whose work explores identity and human experience. His photography is characterized by expressionist, surrealist, and minimalist aesthetics. His work has appeared internationally in festivals, galleries and journals, including Chestnut Review, Josephine Quarterly, Paper Lanterns, Blue Marble Review, Ake Review, Canvas Gallery (New York), Superlative Gallery (Bali), ETH Safari (Nairobi), and NFC Summit (Lisbon) Second Prize Winner, 15th Objective Africa Photography competition. He lives in Ilorin, Nigeria. Find him online at mikewheelercreates.art.
Gorgeous photo