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Kwame’s Eye-Phone Artistic Photography Kwame Acheampong, born in Accra, Ghana, is a passionate photographer and artist who captures his images and communicates his artistry through the lens of his iPhone camera.

BY CRISTINA DEPTULA

K wame Acheampong’s Instagram account

Photography was originally a side project for Acheampong, a way to find images to accompany his poetry. He fell in love with uncovering and creating images, though it became a separate art form for him. He still captures images with only his iPhone 12 Pro Max, showing that one does not need vast amounts of camera

blossoms with joy: p eople flexing, wading and diving into water, or enjoying fields of

equipment to create distinctive work.

flowers . The sensibility is bright and playful: bold reds and oranges and yellows against the blues and greens of the natural scenes. Everyone looks strong and joyful, even the people in Covid masks.

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