Photography in Ghana: rising to great heights

There are two Ghanaian photographers in Ghana that are breaking grounds in photography. They are Sefa Nkansah and Emmanuel Bobbie who goes by the name ‘Bob Pixel.’ These men have given a new twist to African photography and have a following that increases daily. It’s awesome to see the perspectives they put on life and watching their slideshows has become a habit of mine.
Here, a familiar image is given a new look. It’s common to see African women with babies strapped on their backs. But not all of them ride bicycles.

That right there is a woman on the move. She had a place to go and was determined to get there. I’m sure the baby enjoyed the ride too. She could have been on the bike all day running errands and decided to take a rest. Here, the photographer got his chance to capture the moment.
As kids, boys made toy cars with tin cans, rubber bands, twigs and other things. And sometimes, it was just a car tire and two sticks. Those were always the easiest and you could run fast with them.

Sefa Nkansah’s capture of this simple toy from a rooftop just blows my mind. Anyone who saw this picture commented that they would have never thought to take this from a rooftop. The color and the street and the shadow just makes you want to get a tire yourself and start running. It’s pretty brilliant.
But the most brilliant picture, in my opinion, happens to be this one here.

I’m the type of person that can sleep practically anywhere but I don’t think I’d manage this. He seems so comfortable taking his nap after a hard day’s work. The picture communicates so much. The lighting (or lack thereof), the position, the clarity and then the fact that it’s in black and white gives it a real professional touch. One of Bob Pixel’s best.
Good job guys on all of these photos.

And to add a footnote: these men are friends. They would, in normal circumstances, be rivals competing against each other but they rather comment and criticize each other's work positively and that is commendable of both of them.