James Barnour is a prominent photographer from the motherland, namely Accra, Ghana. He depicts the life of the everyday african, through the eyes of the bourgeoisie (his parents were civil servants) and displays a humanity and affinity often left out when photographers depict West Africa.
In a similar light to my grandparents, James moved from Ghana to London in the 1950's and displays the conflict between his home african aesthetic and the european model he's seemingly embracing.
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