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‘The image is a call to honour our roots’: Reginald Kofi Boateng’s best phone photo

Exploring themes of identity, heritage and individuality, the Ghanaian photographer used surreal colours to add a dreamlike quality

Reginald Kofi Boateng had spent his morning scouting the perfect location and gathering props. “The day was steeped with intention,” says Boateng, who comes from Koforidua, in eastern Ghana and now lives in Dansoman, in the capital, Accra.

“Dansoman is a sprawling estate and a place of contrasts,” he says. “Stories are waiting to be uncovered in its bustling streets and quiet corners. This setting became the perfect backdrop to explore themes of identity, heritage and individuality.”

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[The Guardian] ‘The image is a call to honour our roots’: Reginald Kofi Boateng’s best phone photo

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