STILLS by tjletsa.

AFRICAN LENS EXHIBITION 

We need everybodys help on this, it has been a longtime coming. I have always dreamt of exhibiting across Africa. Many other African photographers I have met also share this dream. Finally, you can join me and other African photographers turn our dream into a reality. 

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“art does not reproduce what we see; rather it makes us see”. ~ Paul Klee

From what I remember the little girl in the frame trying to lift the load in front of her could not have been more than 6/7 years. I watched her for a bit as she went about her duties with grace. 

Accra, 2016

July 14, Makola

At the beginning of the year, I started doing some street photography. Taking my camera out regularly on the streets of Accra and capturing moments which meant a lot to me. These moments may have passed many by easily but not me. Over the years I have learnt to train my eye, recognize every photo worthy moment, focus my camera and then press the shutter. 

I was steadily  building my collection of street photographs. But as fate would have it, this project got put on hold. My macbook got stolen along with most of my raw files. This seemed like a setback. But there’s a saying that “❝ Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know. ❞ So I made the best out of the experience, picked up my camera and once again, started photographing everyday life in the streets of Accra.