Joseph Agbodjelou

Joseph Moïse Agbodjélou was a Beninese photographer. His son is photographer Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou.

Life and career

Joseph Moïse Agbodjélou was born in 1912, in French Dahomey. While serving in the French Army in 1935, Agbodjelou took an interest in photography.
He later worked as a sales representative for Kodak film company in the Republic of Dahomey. In the 1950s, they were approx. 10 photographers in the country. Agbodjelou was president of the Professional Photographers Association of Republic of Dahomey.