Barrett is a Nigerian professional photographer living in Lagos. He graduated in 1992 from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife with a Bachelors Degree in Fine Art with a Major in Graphics. He also studied print and attended the 1998 Harmattan Workshop. During this time he partook in different exhibitions of Oil Paint and Printmaking with the Goethe Institute of Nigeria, the National Gallery and many more. He became a Senior Lecturer in 2000 at the prestigious Yaba College of Technology where he lectures Graphics, Illustration, Computer Design and Photography up till date. In 2004, He started up his own private Photography Studio where he specializes in Glamour Photography, Advertising Photography and Art