📸 Ghanaian photojournalist Paul Ninson, while studying photography in New York, discovered a wealth of African visual history in libraries and galleries. Inspired, he created the Dikan Center in Accra, a groundbreaking photobook library dedicated to preserving Africa’s story and empowering future storytellers.

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https://www.npr.org/sections/goats-and-soda/2024/12/21/g-s1-30751/books-photos-library-africa-photography

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https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/dec/20/africas-biggest-photography-library-opens-in-ghana-accra-dikan-center

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If you read Humans of New York, you may know about Ghanaian photographer Paul Ninson's quest to create an African library for photography and visual education. Now his dream project -- the Dikan Center -- has just opened its doors in Accra, Ghana.

' Ninson’s vision for Dikan ... is to celebrate this rich visual history and accomplishments of African artists [ and offer] inspiration and resources to emerging photographers. '

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https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/dec/20/africas-biggest-photography-library-opens-in-ghana-accra-dikan-center