‘The image is a call to honour our roots’: Reginald Kofi Boateng’s best phone photo
‘The image is a call to honour our roots’: Reginald Kofi Boateng’s best phone photo
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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.”.
Sign up to Inside Saturday. The only way to get a look behind the scenes of the Saturday magazine. Sign up to get the inside story from our top writers as well as all the must-read articles and columns, delivered to your inbox every weekend. after newsletter promotion. The model is Joshua Adjei, then 23. Boateng, who styled Adjei, says, “The afro comb, or ‘pick’, is a powerful emblem of African pride and heritage. Its roots trace back to ancient African civilisations, where it represented grooming, self-expression and beauty. Here the comb becomes a crown: a symbol of empowerment, a nod to ancestral traditions and a celebration of the natural beauty of afro-textured hair.”.
