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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.
#DikanCenter #PaulNinson #AfricanStorytelling #GoodNews #CulturalHeritage
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.#GoodNews #BlackMastodon #POC #Progressive #CommunityBuilding #education #opportunities #CreativeArtists #Africa
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If you read Humans of New York, you may know about Ghanaian photographer Paul Ninson's quest to create an African library for photography and visual education. Now his dream project -- the Dikan Center -- has just opened its doors in Accra, Ghana.
' Ninson’s vision for Dikan ... is to celebrate this rich visual history and accomplishments of African artists [ and offer] inspiration and resources to emerging photographers. '