Tag: photography
Accra[dot]Alt & the Chale Wote Festival (2012)
There are few events in Ghana’s annual social calendar that makes me as excited as the Chale Wote festival. Organised by Accra[dot]Alt and sponsored by the French Embassy, the American Embassy, Dust Magazine and many others, the Chale Wote Street
Interview: Tobias Freytag
Many people complemented DUST for the striking pictures of Ebo Taylor in our last issue. We caught up with the man whose eye was behind the lens of many of those shots. Here, Tobias Freytag shares with us some stunning
Photo essay: Tradition tradition
Back in June 2010, photographer Seton Nicholas gave us a glimpse into the world of the Atia Yaw Shrine in Mampong Akwapim with his piece, ‘In the Presence of the Gods’. He recently returned to there and (in DUST’s first
Photo essay: a trip to shrine
I take my first steps into the Atia Yaw shrine (in Mampong Akwapim) overly pre-occupied with protocol. I have visions of being asked to provide a sheep or fowl to be slaughtered for some breach of it. I am after
Photo essay: Slaughter boy
I grew up among the Gas, the natives of Accra. I had to fight my way to respect in school but my reputation as a survivor came faster because of the precision with which I could hurl a stone at
Nigerians Behind the Lens
Nigerians Behind the Lens is a tribute to the Nigerian people and Nigerian photography. Hundreds of works from nine Nigerian photographers are showcased in what can only be described as a ‘labour of love’. Look at some of the images below and see what
Adisa Abeba
Adisa Abeba is a pseudonym for Olga Lolo, a native of Russia who moved to Accra three years ago after having spent a year here back in the ‘90s. The soft-spoken, self-taught musican, llustrator and photographer combines the last two
Icon(ic): Photographer James Barnor
When I first met eighty-two year old photographer James Barnor, we were both being interviewed for the celebrations of fifty years of Ghana’s independence. He as an older creative from Ghana, I as the younger. I looked through the paper
