James Barnor, witness to a Changing Ghana
A woman poses for the camera, seated on a giant box of Agfa photo film in Accra, Ghana. The date is October 22, 1970, and Ghanaian photographer James Barnor has…
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In his apartment in Paris, Katie Kheriji-Watts interviewed Samuel Gratacap about his 17 years dedicated to studying international migration. As a French photographer and journalist, he has practiced his art in extreme environments, reflecting both the best and worst of humanity. The Welcome Europa project, nominated for the 2025 Prix Elysée, fits perfectly within this framework by portraying the journeys of people seeking asylum in the European Union through the Western Balkan countries.
A woman poses for the camera, seated on a giant box of Agfa photo film in Accra, Ghana. The date is October 22, 1970, and Ghanaian photographer James Barnor has…
“I wanted to bear witness. Activism is linked to my journey as a woman. I have always been independent, self-reliant, active. I wanted to bear witness to the conditions of…