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📸 Ghanaian photojournalist Paul Ninson, while studying photography in New York, discovered a wealth of African visual history in libraries and galleries. Inspired, he created the Dikan Center in Accra, a groundbreaking photobook library dedicated to preserving Africa’s story and empowering future storytellers.

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https://www.npr.org/sections/goats-and-soda/2024/12/21/g-s1-30751/books-photos-library-africa-photography

The largest #photography #library in Africa has opened in #Ghana ’s capital, #Accra , #showcasing the work of the continent and #diaspora ’s forgotten, established & emerging talent.
The #DikanCenter offers a #PhotoStudio & #classrooms provide space for #workshops while a #fellowship programme is aimed at #African #documentarians and #VisualArtists.

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/dec/20/africas-biggest-photography-library-opens-in-ghana-accra-dikan-center

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