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Drum: PHOTOGENIC
It was this love of community
that first encouraged me to pick
up the camera. You see, my
stepfather, he’s like one of those
true pragmatists. He’s a builder.
He doesn’t acknowledge the
aesthetics of things and such; it
wasn’t of their way. So me, talking
to him about gonna be a photo-
grapher, an artist, and take
pictures, he’s like, “Where does
that belong in the world of
making money?” That’s when I
thought, I’m gonna educate you
here. I went about my thing, did
my research, came back to him
and said, “Look, I’m gonna give
you a chance to give me your
blessing. I’m gonna pick up this
camera because I’ve discovered
it, and it’s changed my world.
Through this camera, you can
interpret and share your vision.
And I’ve just realized how much
I’ve been seeing through everybody else’s eyes without even
questioning it.”
The Caller, Acuben, Ghana