#everyafrica

[immigrantslenz]

Two week ago, the Lagos state government said they are intensifying their actions to keep Lagos clean, and so they have banned cart and wheelbarrow pushers. These people who are paid with the little monies collected from these cart/wheelbarrow pushers to think and plan the development of the city are saying they are a menace. Funny innit? Now, go to Obalende (an area that once housed the seat of the Nigerian government before it was move to Abuja by Abacha after a coup attempt on him) and the Broad Street (a major road on the Lagos Island) and you'll see rubbish everywhere. My problem is these Lagos city authorities can't even come up with a waste management plan to collect the refuse at these major areas on a daily basis. Some of these people we call leaders are cheap commodities. . . 📷: Nana Osei - 2018 . . #lagos #nigeria #africa #city #lagosstate #government #cartpusher #wheelbarrow #filth #wastemanagement #abacha #obalende #broadstreet #streetstyle #streetphotography #photojournalism #ashantiimmigrant #dynamicafrica #everyafrica (at Lagos State)

[immigrantslenz]

‪"The First Day of the Yam Custom" by @godfrieddonkor ‪Godfried Donkor brings back home one of the very first visual accounts of an important gathering of the Ashanti Kingdom in 1817 by Thomas Edward Bodwich, who is believed to be the conductor of the first Bristled mission to Kumasi (1791 - 1824). When the image of Bodwich's account of what happened during the meeting was created, it was circulated abroad but less was known of it in Africa. So the narrative that was visualized was one that only fit the version of the British mission. In this work, @godfrieddonkor reimagines the narrative by recreating the picture during a residency with @gallery1957 . Curator of the exhibition Koyo Kouoh says "illustrations and drawings of such engagements are containers of culture," and so questions like "What do these accounts imply for the interpretations of African realities and how we regard images of Africa more broadly?" become very important with the regards that these images were widely circulated outside of the continent. .‬ Godfried Donkor will be conversing with curator Koyo Kouoh at @gallery1957 on October 27, 2017. ‪.‬ ‪📷: Nana Osei - 2017‬ ‪.‬ ‪.‬ ‪#gallery1957 #accra #ghana #africa #art #history #illustration #ashanti #bodwich #british #art #reimagine #contemporaryart #firstdayoftheyamcustom #artist #godfrieddonkor #artphotography #everyafrica #artnewsafrica #accrawedey #exhibition‬

[immigrantslenz]

"The First Day of the Yam Festival" by @godfrieddonkor Godfried Donkor brings back home one of the very first visual accounts of an important gathering of the Ashanti Kingdom in 1817 by Thomas Edward Bodwich, who is believed to be the conductor of the first Bristled mission to Kumasi (1791 - 1824). When the image of Bodwich's account of what happened during the meeting was created, it was circulated abroad but less was known of it in Africa. So the narrative that was visualized was one that only fit the version of the British mission. In this work, @godfrieddonkor reimagines the narrative by recreating the picture during a residency with @gallery1957 . Curator of the exhibition Koyo Kouoh says "illustrations and drawings of such engagements are containers of culture," and so questions like "What do these accounts imply for the interpretations of African realities and how we regard images of Africa more broadly?" become very important with the regards that these images were widely circulated outside of the continent. . . 📷: Nana Osei - 2017 . . #gallery1957 #accra #ghana #africa #art #history #illustration #ashanti #bodwich #british #art #reimagine #contemporaryart #firstdayoftheyamcustom #artist #godfrieddonkor #artphotography #everyafrica #artnewsafrica #accrawedey #exhibition (at Gallery 1957)

[shaymaidris]

Mini instameet_ Sudan meet @hisham3ziz everyone 🌟🌟 @instagram thank you #communityfirst 🙌 . . . . #khartoum #sudan #instameetSudan #everydayeverywhere #everydaykhartoum #everydaysudan #everyafrica #makeportraits #portraits

[everydayafrica]

I'm leaving Saint Lucia for Durban via Mtubatuba today. I'm using local taxis but the ride is going slowly today. We're riding up and down the main road looking for customers. Taxi drivers have quotas they need to fill each day. They also need to fill their tanks and pay the gaartjie(door guard) before they get their cut. Its an endless hustle. Photograph by Barry Christianson #thesestreetsza @thesestreetsza #stlucia #saintlucia #kzn #kwazulunatal #southafrica #everydayeverywhere #everyafrica (at ST LUCIA TOWN)

[everydayafrica]

Two common scenes in Sea Point. A woman reads her book while a bridal party gets photographed on the beach at sunset. Photograph by Barry Christianson @thesestreetsza #thesestreetza #everyafrica #everydayeverywhere #seapoint #capetown #southafrica (at Sea Point Beach)