On the morning of November 3, 2025, a distinguished group from Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) arrived at the historic Deo Gratias Photo Studio in Jamestown, Accra. Led by Director Franklin Sirmans and Jorge and Darlene Pérez, the delegation included many of the museum’s most valued donors and supporters, all on an exploratory tour of Ghana’s vibrant art scene. Picture of Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) Group with Mrs. Kate Tamakloe (in the middle) They were welcomed by Kate Tama

The sun hung high over Jamestown, casting sharp shadows across streets of Accra's oldest district. At about 12:40pm on January 30, 2025, a group of 19 visitors filed through the unassuming entrance of Deo Gratias Photo Studio, their arrival was announced. Leading them was Myriam Ben Salah, Executive Director and Chief Curator of Chicago's Renaissance Society. Known for her discerning eye and commitment to fostering meaningful artistic exchange, Ben Salah had brought her grou

We are so pleased to be part of the "Capturing the Past, Constructing the Future" photography exhibition hosted by UAE Africa Connect in collaboration with Efie Gallery @efiegallery in celebration of #AfricaDay. The exhibition is being held at the Diplomacy Lab, Emirates Towers, Dubai from the 25th of May to 1st of June 2023. This is an exhibition of modern and contemporary African photography, featuring J.K. Bruce-Vanderpuije (1899 - 1989), James Barnor (b.1929) and Aïda Mu

By Damian Zane - BBC Published 5 March 2023 on BBC.co.uk Above: Photographer JK Bruce-Vanderpuije took this picture of an Accra football team in the 1920s A decades-old photograph from Ghana's Deo Gratias studio, now in its centenary year, demands attention. It is not one of dozens snapped in a hurry to be swiped through and then forgotten. The photographer and the subjects clearly spent time on the composition and production. That time needs to be repaid. One day in the 1930