Nana Kofi Acquah

  • Nana Kofi Acquah
© www.nkaphoto,com
Photographer
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I was born two hundred metres away from São Jorge da Mina, the first slave castle built in tropical Africa. My grandmother had a pub where wayfarers, fishermen, their wives, officers and anybody who had trouble or was looking for a little happiness would come, buy tots of the local gin, "akpeteshie" and start pouring their souls out.
 
I would crawl under tables, eaves dropping and soaking it all in. When I got bored listening to them, I'd run to the beach, sleep in a docked canoe, play soccer with my friends, catch crabs or help some fishermen pull in their catch of the day. 

I grew up on stories. Now, I am a storyteller who uses the camera as his favourite medium. After five years in the world of advertising and winning awards every single year, I hanged my boots as the Executive Creative Director of TBWA\ Ghana and decided to pursue photography full time.

I focus on Africa and so far have worked for Corporates, NGOs and magazines in Cameroon, Uganda, Angola, Nigeria, Mali, Senegal, Gambia, Cote D'Ivoire, Liberia, and Ghana. My work has been exhibited in Europe, Africa and America.

I am part of the Instagram group: Everyday Africa.My clients include: UNESCO, Orica, Endeavour Mines, Marie Stella Maris, Nestle, CFA Institute, Olam, The Guardian, Geo France, The Financial Times, Getty Images, BASF, Nike, Arise Magazine, FIFA, IFAD, CARE, ActionAid, WaterAid, The Global Fund, Novartis Foundation, Vodafone and Philips. I live in Accra with the love of my life, Gloria and our three lovely children.

Source
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  • Arterial network
  • Media, Sports and Entertainment Group (MSE)
  • Gens de la Caraïbe
  • Groupe 30 Afrique
  • Alliance Française VANUATU
  • PACIFIC ARTS ALLIANCE
  • FURTHER ARTS
  • Zimbabwe : Culture Fund Of Zimbabwe Trust
  • RDC : Groupe TACCEMS
  • Rwanda : Positive Production
  • Togo : Kadam Kadam
  • Niger : ONG Culture Art Humanité
  • Collectif 2004 Images
  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
  • Bénincultures / Editions Plurielles
  • Africiné
  • Afrilivres

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