‘I went to this tourist resort in Accra wanting to show how the people who live there fish, play – and rest. Africans aren’t often portrayed in this way. And the horse pulls it all together!’
This was taken at Labadi, a popular tourist resort in Accra, the capital of Ghana. You don’t often see this side of it. People go there for the golden sand and nightlife but they don’t really integrate with the community who live there. I wanted to show how they fish – in traditional canoes – how they rest, how they play.
I love how this door looks fronting a ruined farm building. It represents the freedom of not being bound by walls. And I love the Ghanaian flag on the side – a nod to place and heritage. I just thought it was a beautiful set. The community keeps a few horses in stables, which they use to carry equipment. The one in the picture pulls it all together and adds elegance, because it’s such a majestic and beautiful animal. The way Africans are often portrayed in documentary photography isn’t like this.
