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In this on-going series of in conversations hear from leading individuals talk about how they use photography as artists, scientists, educators, publishers and curators. All our speakers are recent RPS Award recipients who have been recognised for their contribution to the medium. They are discussing their work with those who know them and their work.
James Barnor is a Ghanaian photographer with a passionate interest in people and cultures with a remarkable career spanning more than six decades. He began his practice in the late 1940s in Accra, Ghana, soon setting up his own portrait studio, “
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ver Young in Jamestown. In 1950, he became the Daily Graphic’s first photojournalist, covering local politics, sports and general news. During this time he also worked for Jim Bailey of