James barnor biography
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With a practice spanning six decades and two continents, ranging from street to studio and fashion to documentary, Ghanaian photographer James Barnor (b. 1929) is now recognised as a pioneering figure within the history of photography.
James barnor biography
Moving between Accra and London throughout his life, James Barnor's photographic portraits visually map societies in transition: Ghana winning independence from Britain, and London embracing the freedoms of the swinging sixties.
Born in Accra, Ghana in 1929, Barnor was given his first camera (a Kodak Baby Brownie) at age 17, whilst teaching basket-weaving at a missionary school. Inspired by this new device, he forewent plans to become police officer and started an apprenticeship at his cousin's photography studio.
Here began his exceptional career and creative journey.
In 1949, Barnor opened Ever Young studio in the Jamestown district of Accra. His black and white studio portraits taken in the early 1950s capture a nation in flux, on it