The Soul of Kantamanto Rises: A Story of Unstoppable Resilience
I wasn’t prepared for what I saw yesterday. The sound hit me first – hammers striking nails, a symphony of rebirth echoing through what was, just days ago, a graveyard of charred dreams. I’ve covered many stories in my career, but nothing quite like this….
How to Build Trust and Capture Authentic Stories: Lessons from Documenting Kantamanto’s Rebirth
Walking into Kantamanto market after the fire, I made a deliberate choice: my camera stayed in its bag. Ghana’s largest secondhand clothing market was in ashes, but amid the rubble, traders were already rebuilding. Their resilience was humbling. Yet, I quickly realized this wasn’t just…
Men Settle Where They Find Peace. Not Beauty.
Following the covid-19 pandemic, I got infected and was put under a 14-day mandatory quarantine at a company–sponsored isolation center. I spent my days with a coworker who has also contracted the virus. We were discharged to go home after 14 days and several tests….
How my reputation (unknown to me) saved me when I needed help most
Our reputation doesn’t come from how we talk about ourselves. Our reputation comes from how others talk about us. - Simon Senek I find this statement so true reflecting on an incident that happened some years ago during my undergraduate studies at the University. After all, attempts…
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