Komenda
Francis, 11, Busua
Boy with fish
11-year-old Joseph is sitting in his father's wooden canoe near Ada Foah, Southern Ghana. This water taxi carries locals commuting between the many small villages located on the Volta River estuary.
Water walker, Elmina
Young boy, Jamestown, Accra
Anabila, 34, works as a woodworker at the Center for National Culture in Accra where he crafts traditional Ghanaian products destined to the ever-growing touristic industry.
Joseph II, Ada Foah
New life, 20, works as a gold miner in the Southwestern Region of Ghana in Western Africa. Working 6 days a week, 10 hours a day in extreme conditions to satisfy the ever-growing demand for the precious metal, ‘New Life’ is a self-appointed name.
Jude, 12, Dixcove. First of his class, Jude prefers football to academic studies and hope to become the next Ghanaian national team star.
Aïma, 13, lives with her family in Jamestown, one of Accra’s poorest neighbourhood. Since both Aïma’s parents have to work in order to provide for the family, Aïma left school and takes care of her three siblings.
Sand Dust, Accra
Coconut head, Ada Foah
Son of a fisherman, Francis lives with his family in Busua, a small village in the Southwestern region of Ghana. Aware of the hardship inherent to his father's labor, Francis does not wish to follow in his footsteps and wish to become a doctor.
Growing up in the remote Volta river estuary in the South eastern part of Ghana, Shane, 8, wishes to become a doctor.
Boy and Crakedd Earth - Jamestown, Accra