テート・ギャラリーさんのインスタグラム写真 - (テート・ギャラリーInstagram)「#GetToKnow James Barnor, one of the most influential photographers of all time. Born in 1929 in Accra, Ghana, Barnor is often described as a portrait photographer who helped to create bridges between Africa and Europe, Ghana and the UK. He started to be paid for taking photographs aged 17 in the neighbourhood of Jamestown. In the 1950s, The Daily Graphic newspaper established in Accra and Barnor became one of the first photojournalists. Soon he became the first full-time newspaper photographer in Ghana. In 1957, Ghana became the first sub-Saharan African nation to gain political independence. Barnor documented this period of transition as a photojournalist and through his studio photography. He opened the ‘Ever Young’ portrait studio in 1953, a centre for local families and young professionals to mark special occasions and capture life-changing events. The studio became famous and Barnor later recalled: ‘my studio was at a spot where everything happened in Accra, where young and old people met from various backgrounds, free to talk about everything and anything.’ Barnor’s photography is characterised by his celebration of youth, elegance, and beauty. These joyful and empowering photographs, co-produced by photographer and subject, capture the hopes and dreams of a nation. Find Barnor's photography on display inside #AWorldInCommon: Contemporary African Photography at Tate Modern. @James_Barnor_Archives 📷 The First Photograph Taken at the Ever Young Studio 1953 📷 Four Nurses (Graduates of KorleBu Teaching Hospital), Ever Young Studio 1957 📷 Untitled – Studio X23, Accra 1975 📷 Beatrice with Trademark Figurine, Ever Young Studio 1955 📷 Baby on All Fours, Nii Addoquaye Ankrah, Ever Young Studio 1952 📷 Regatta, Independence Celebrations 1957」10月27日 1時26分