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Change Africa PodcastJames Barnor: The Art of Capturing HistoryIn this season premiere of the Change Africa Podcast, we sit down with none other than James Barnor, the legendary Ghanaian photographer and photojournalist whose work has defined generations. Often referred to as the godfather of photography in Ghana, Barnor pioneered color photography and processing in the country, capturing some of the most iconic moments in Ghanaian history.At 95 years old, Grandpa James—also known as Lucky Jim—reflects on his incredible journey from being a young apprentice in Accra to becoming a globally celebrated artist with exhibitions at Tate Modern, the Victoria & Albert Museum, and beyo...
2025-03-0644 min
Snapshot - Voices from Photography, Cinema, and the ArtsSana Ginwalla - Understanding a photograph Episode 6 - Interested in politics of identity, home and belonging, Sana Ginwalla (b. 1996) is anartist, curator, archivist, designer, lecturer and writer. She is the founder of the EverydayLusaka Gallery and Zambia Belonging counter–archive – art platforms dedicated toshifting towards a more considered visual representation of Zambia’s past and presentto build a contemporary archive for future generations. Zambia Belonging is a crowd-sourced counter-archive of photographs from Zambia’s past after encountering 1000odd forgotten photographs from Fine Art Studios – one of Lusaka’s oldest photo...
2024-11-2833 min
ArtBeatDelali Cofie: Finding Identity Through the LensDelali Cofie's journey into photography is rooted in a time of stillness. It began with the ordinary act of documenting school life in Burkina Faso with a digital camera. However, it was in 2018, during a period of significant personal loss, that photography evolved from a simple pastime into a vital practice.
Delali’s work is intrinsically intertwined with his Ghanaian-Nigerian heritage and the duality of living between cultures. His thesis project, "At the conjuring of roots, I wished to meet Me," is a visual exploration of identity through the lens of West African masquerade. These images blend pe...
2024-07-2452 min
AKADi MagazineS5Ep2| INTERVIEWING THE STARS - a conversation with broadcast icon Mike Eghan part 1Send us a textIconic veteran broadcaster Mike Eghan, aka the Magnificent Emperor, has had a colourful career as a DJ, radio broadcaster and more. He tells us how he was able to pivot from a banking job to becoming one of the Ghanaian’s notable broadcasters; his time working for the BBC and how he met prolificphotographer James Barnor. This podcast has been produced by KAmo. The hosts are Abena Sɛwaa and Kofi Amo.The music in this episode is made exclusively for AKADi Magazine by Ky...
2023-10-0722 min
EMPIRE LINESA History of a City In a Box, Ndidi Dike (2019) (EMPIRE LINES x Tate Modern)Curators Osei Bonsu, Jess Baxter, and Genevieve Barton cross the diverse landscapes, borders, and generations of contemporary African photography, exposing how the past, present, and future can co-exist on camera. Plus, contemporary artist Ndidi Dike revisits the ‘living archive’ of colonialism in Nigeria, from Independence House in Lagos, to London.
Since the invention of photography in the 19th century, Africa’s cultures and traditions have often been seen through Western lenses. By 1914, European powers had colonised 90% of the African continent, often using the media to construct Africa and Black diasporas, in opposition to whiteness. But photography - and ph...
2023-08-0318 min
Photo Mama PodcastEpisode 6: Decolonising the Curriculum Through Arts With Dianne MinnicucciWelcome to episode six of Photo Mama Podcast – conversations on all things motherhood, photography and life. In this episode, we are joined by Dianne, or Di as she prefers to be called, who is a photography teacher at a secondary school in South-East London. Di shares her experiences and insights on decolonising the curriculum within her teaching practice and her passion for photography. She also gives us a glimpse into her personal life as a dedicated mother to an energetic young boy.
In this episode, Di also shares her ongoing projects, love for film photography and the cha...
2023-07-1056 min
Glocal CitizensEpisode 181: Pictures Worth Thousands of Words with James Barnor Part 3Summer Solstice Greetings Glocal Citizens!
I’m fresh off of a couple of weeks of ramping up the summer in Europe where the sun was truly a superstar right alongside my guest for the next few episodes. James Barnor is a Ghanaian photographer who has been based in London since the 1990s. His career spans six decades, and although for much of that period his work was not widely known, it has latterly been discovered by new audiences. In his street and studio photography, Barnor represents societies in transition in the 1950s and 1960s: Ghana moving toward in...
2023-07-0419 min
Glocal CitizensEpisode 180: Pictures Worth Thousands of Words with James Barnor Part 2Summer Solstice Greetings Glocal Citizens!
I’m fresh off of a couple of weeks of ramping up the summer in Europe where the sun was truly a superstar right alongside my guest for the next few episodes. James Barnor is a Ghanaian photographer who has been based in London since the 1990s. His career spans six decades, and although for much of that period his work was not widely known, it has latterly been discovered by new audiences. In his street and studio photography, Barnor represents societies in transition in the 1950s and 1960s: Ghana moving toward in...
2023-06-2740 min
Glocal CitizensEpisode 179: Pictures Worth Thousands of Words with James Barnor Part 1Summer Solstice Greetings Glocal Citizens!
I’m fresh off of a couple of weeks of ramping up the summer in Europe where the sun was truly a superstar right alongside my guest for the next few episodes. James Barnor is a Ghanaian photographer who has been based in London since the 1990s. His career spans six decades, and although for much of that period his work was not widely known, it has latterly been discovered by new audiences. In his street and studio photography, Barnor represents societies in transition in the 1950s and 1960s: Ghana moving toward in...
2023-06-2043 min
AKADi MagazineS4Ep3| DRUM - A PLAY IMMORTALISING GHANANIAN ICONS James Barnor and Mike EghanSend us a textWelcome to Connecting Communities - an AKADi Magazine series that profiles Ghanaians making transformative change in their communities.In this episode, Abena Sɛwaa speaks to the director Sarah Amankwah and cast members of DRUM - Benjamin Sarpong-Broni (who plays Mike Eghan) and Joshua Roberts-Mensah (who plays James Barnor). The 80-minute-long play was created by Jacob Roberts-Mensah and captures a reimagined interaction between iconic photographer James and broadcaster Mike. https://www.akadimagazine.com/post/play-immortalises-james-barnor-mike-eghanThe music in this episode is mad...
2023-05-0639 min
The Art BusinessDEE HAUGHNEY, Head of Learning & Participation, De La Warr PavilionDee Haughney is Head of Learning at De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-sea. She was born in Ireland, studied Photography at TU Dublin, Curatorial Practice at Falmouth University and Asian Art at Sotheby’s Institute of Art. She worked with the Kilkenny Arts Festival, Ireland, Newlyn Art Gallery, Cornwall and The Photographers’ Gallery, London before joining October Gallery in 2012. As Curator of October Gallery for over eight years, she managed exhibitions, international art fairs and major installations working closely with artists such as El Anatsui, James Barnor and Sokari Douglas Camp. In 2018, she undertook a research trip, cycling the length of Af...
2023-04-2259 min
Podcast de Raúl Díaz[81] Especial fotolibros con Edu D´Acosta y Leire EtxazarraLos Libros que nos enseñaron.
Leire Etxazarra
Gatheres Leaves Annotated de Alec Soth
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Darrell and Patricia: A Love StoryJim Goldberg
Sueño lo que soy de Xavi Carrión
Distant Intimacy
Juanan Requena
And, do you still hear the peacocks? by Miho Kajioka
Edu D´Acosta
Carnival Strippers Revisited 👉🏻 Susan Meiselas
Juergen Teller & Dovile Drizyte .👉🏻 Auguri
Eduardo & Miguel 👉🏻 Ignacio Colo
TOT 👉🏻 Ricardo Cases
Some Say Ice 👉🏻 Alessandra Sangu...
2022-10-021h 55
AKADi MagazineS2Ep12| ARCHIVING LIFE IN PICTURES with veteran photographer James BarnorSend us a textWelcome to Connecting Communities - an AKADi Magazine series that profiles Ghanaians making transformative change in their communities. In this episode, Abena Sɛwaa speaks to prolific photographer Frederick Seton James Barnor whose career, as a studio portraitist and photojournalist, spans over sixty years.Join our Podcast Club to listen to the second epiosde:https://ko-fi.com/akadimagazineListen to the whole podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/1PWBlDPm43tpEXm2MHgLUY or wherever you listen to your podcasts.The music in this episode is made exclusively for @ak...
2022-08-0624 min
Les Matins Jazz"Oh, un super jazzman d'avant-garde!!!"C'est le numéro de Jazz Magazine 750, à glisser dans sa valise pour l'été. On y trouve une florilège d'entretienshistoriques, mais aussi un tiré à part avec des couvertures du magazine à coller sur le mur des vacances. Les préférées des Matins Jazz : celle de Charles Mingus au œur d'une cible et cet hommage de Jean Alessandrini à l'univers DC Comics "Oh, un super jazzman d'avant-garde!!!".
Les amteurs de photo le glisseront dans leur poche pour patienter entre deux expos des Rencontres Photographiques d'Arles qui débutent cette semaine à Arles, avec un focus sur la création new yorkaise des ann...
2022-07-0808 min
Talk ArtClara AmfoTalk Art Season 13 continues with a broadcasting LEGEND!!! We meet Clara Amfo, one of British radio and television’s most dynamic voices and faces. An award winning broadcaster, podcaster and television presenter best known for her work on BBC Radio 1, where she hosted the official chart and the world famous Live Lounge. She currently hosts Future Sounds, breaking the new music from rising and established musicians.A little known fact about Clara is that she collects art and is friends with many artists. Her brother also collects art and photography and his record collection even inspired th...
2022-07-011h 04
Watch With YouWhat makes a TV show Black? with Dr. Kadian PowGreetings Watchers!
On this special episode, we go in depth about the question: what makes a television show Black? We build on the debate from out last episode and get academic with your friendly neighborhood Scandalologist, Dr. Kadian Pow (K.P.)
We also talk about what is hot in Black British media. Later Lady D and Lady H play concierge and give custom recommendations for K.P. and, hopefully, you. You can find a listing of many of the media mentioned here (some with links!)
Thanks for listening! Please tweet us your feedback!
2022-02-011h 52Les Matins JazzQui était Ronnie Scott, qui a donné son nom au légendaire club de jazz londonien?"Le début, ça a été quand je suis allé pour la première fois à NYC en 1949 avec un copain. J'avais 22 ans, et New York était la Mecque pour les musiciens de jazz. Je n’étais jamais allé en Amérique avant, et tous les jeunes musiciens avec qui je traînais à l'époque vénéraient les musiciens de jazz américains. Aller à New York c’était fantastique! Le premier club dans lequel nous sommes allés c’est le "3 Deuces", qui était très populaire.
Je n’ai jamais oublié la sensation quand je suis entré dans cet endroit, je n’avais jamais r...
2022-01-2812 min
A Lens on SustainabilityRegenerationRegeneration is the process of renewal, restoration. Something the world is in desperate need of right now. A restoration of hope, a renewal of our physical selves, a regeneration of art and artists. Can we still dream? Can we still imagine the future with positive optimism? In the last episode of the series, we are joined by the distinguished historian, Peter Frankopan, the twice Prix Pictet nominated photographer Brent Stirton, and the 92-year-old Ghanaian photojournalist, James Barnor. View the accompanying e-book to this episode on our Instagram @Prix_Pictet.
2022-01-1229 min
Meet Me at the MuseumCaleb Azumah Nelson at Bristol Museum & Art GalleryWriter and photographer Caleb Azumah Nelson visits Bristol Museum & Art Gallery with his partner, theatre-maker and poet Esme Allman. Together they encounter art that speaks to Bristol’s radical history, explore an exhibition of work by one of their favourite artists, Ghanaian photographer James Barnor, and discover how a project led by the museum’s Young Collective has brought fresh new perspectives to the museum’s collection. Notes: The exhibition James Barnor: Ghanaian Modernist is at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery until 31 October 2021. You can find out more about the Uncomfortable Truths podc...
2021-10-2137 min
Have You Got 5 Minutes?Black to Front on Channel 4 and flexible working for parentsIn this episode, we reflect on Channel 4’s Black to Front. On September 10th, Channel 4 broadcast programming featuring Black presenters, actors, writers and experts, contributors, and programme-makers. It was done as part of the broadcaster’s commitment to represent and champion under-represented audiences and communities.
For our 5 minutes, we discuss the landmark case of Alice Thompson, an estate agent who won £185,000 at an employment tribunal. The sex discrimination case was heard after her employer refused to accommodate her need to work shorter hours to pick up her daughter from nursery. We talk flexible working for parents.
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2021-09-2119 min
Have You Got 5 Minutes?Black to Front on Channel 4 and flexible working for parentsIn this episode, we reflect on Channel 4’s Black to Front. On September 10th, Channel 4 broadcast programming featuring Black presenters, actors, writers and experts, contributors, and programme-makers. It was done as part of the broadcaster’s commitment to represent and champion under-represented audiences and communities.
For our 5 minutes, we discuss the landmark case of Alice Thompson, an estate agent who won £185,000 at an employment tribunal. The sex discrimination case was heard after her employer refused to accommodate her need to work shorter hours to pick up her daughter from nursery. We talk flexible working for parents.
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2021-09-2119 min
Asase BaHistory of Ghanaian Fashion and Hair ft. AsaabaHistory lover Asaaba joins Michelle to discuss Ghana and Gold Coast fashion, hair, and style from the 1800s to the present, photographs taken by colonialists vs. Ghanaians, Ghanaian photographers James Barnor and Felicia Abban, diversity of the Ga identity, the colonial origins of the kaba and slit, depicting our fashions through her 3D art, the importance of hobbies and more! Join in on the conversation! Use the hashtag #AsaseBaPod. TRANSCRIPT https://asaseba.com/podcast/season-3/episode-4-ghanaian-hair-and-fashion-history SUPPORT E-transfer or via PayPal to asasebapod@gmail.com. Thank you...
2021-09-201h 02
Bande à part142: James BarnorWe discuss the beautiful exhibition of photographs by James Barnor at the Serpentine Gallery in London. See links below.
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‘James Barnor: Accra/London – A Retrospective’, Serpentine Gallery, London (19 May – 24 October 2021): https://www.serpentinegalleries.org/whats-on/james-barnor/
‘Portraits of the Future: A Celebration of James Barnor’ (31 March 2021): https://youtu.be/AqhWdoMOWTQ
‘James Barnor: Ghanaian Modernist’, Bristol Museum & Art Gallery (18 May – 31 October 2021): https://www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/bristol-museum-and-art-gallery/whats-on/bristol-photo-festival-james-barnor-ghanaian-modernist/
Autograph, ‘James Barnor: Ever Young’ (12 June 2020): https://autograph.org.uk/blog/james-barnor-ever-young-newspaper/ (free download of Autograph’s James Barnor exhibition...
2021-09-0528 min
Korks TalksRound Up Review: Dipo Baruwa-Etti 'the sun, the moon, the stars' play, James Barnor's 'A Retrospective' exhibition and Lupin Season 2In this episode I review a play that I watched: 'the sun, the moon, the stars' by Dipo Baruwa-Etti, and how it explored the familial/sibling love between Femi and Seun. Drawing on Yoruba-Nigerian cadence, the main character Femi (played by Kibong Tanji) poetically tells the story of her emotional and judicial quest after her brother Seun is murdered.
I also review the Serpentine Gallery's exhibition 'A Retrospective' by James Barnor and how phenomenal and important his photography was for Brits and Ghanaians.
I also share my thoughts on Lupin Season 2 on Netflix and...
2021-06-2132 min
Arts & IdeasFashion, Art, and the BodyWearing denim, workwear, or sharp tailoring makes a statement about how we think of ourselves. Charlie Porter has been exploring the relationship between artists and clothes. He joins writer Olivia Laing and Ekow Eshun for a conversation about clothing, bodies, and our expression of our sexuality, hosted by Shahidha Bari.Olivia Laing's latest book is called Everybody: A Book About FreedomCharlie Porter has published What Artists Wear. A former Turner prize judge, he writes and curates and is a visiting Fashion lecturer at the University of Westminster.British-Ghanaian photographer James Barnor's work...
2021-05-2645 min
Front RowJulie Hesmondhalgh, Christina McMaster, James BarnorThe actress Julie Hesmondhalgh, best known for Coronation Street and Broadchurch on TV, returns to the theatre for the opening night of her new play at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough. Modestly titled The Greatest Play in the History of the World… it is not only the first night of the tour but the first night the theatre has been open since last year. Julie takes a break from rehearsals to talk to Samira about how she is looking forward to being onstage again and the importance of theatre to regional towns. Lie Down and Listen is...
2021-05-1828 minLes Matins JazzLe photographe James Barnor à Piccadilly CircusLe travail du portraitiste et photojournaliste anglo-ghanéen James Barnor documente depuis les années 50 la vie de la communauté noire londonienne. Il est à l'honneur à Londres mais aussi pour tout le monde sur le site circa.art
On parle donc photo dans les Matins Jazz, comme tous les vendredis. Dimitri Beck, le directeur de la photographie de Polka présente une photo de Steven Planchard qui immortalise la campagne de vaccination en France. Il évoque aussi le week-end en ligne du festival Circulation(s) et la réédition du premier ouvrage du Brésilien Sebastiao Salgado, "Autres Amériques".
On écoute...
2021-04-0917 min
Les Voix de la Photo#19 Clémentine de la Féronnière (Galerie Clémentine de la Féronnière)Fondatrice d’une galerie de photographie à Paris, Clémentine de la Féronnière revient sur son parcours professionnel en tant qu’éditrice chez les maisons d’éditions, telles que la Martinière ou encore Somogy, puis en tant qu’indépendante pendant une dizaine d’années. Elle nous présente ensuite le désir qui l’a poussé à ouvrir en 2011 sa galerie, qu’elle voit comme un lieu de rencontre entre les amateurs de la photographie et les photographes. Elle nous explique d’ailleurs le quotidien d’une galerie, l’importance des collectionneurs et sa collaboration avec les artistes qu’elle représente...
2020-10-2842 min
'Journeys with' podcastJourneys with veteran photographer James Barnor on his career, being 90 and his legacy!Hey guys! This ought to be one of my favorite episodes until date.
For this episode, I spent the evening with Ghanaian photographer James Barnor In the setting of his apartment.
James Barnor candidly speaks to us about his career, life before Ghana's independence, being 90 years old and his hope about his legacy.
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2020-03-0653 min