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

Deo Gratias Studio will be taking part in this year's Accra Visual Arts Week (AVIEW) organised by Pinnacle Arts Centre in collaboration with the Konya Museum of Ghanaian Art. The week of celebration will take part across five venues from the 4th to the 11th of April. During this week only, Deo Gratias will be offering free entry to view a selection of our photo archives from the 1920s and beyond. Included in the archives on display are political figures, family and wedding po

Also featuring Highlights from the year 2022 The Deo Gratias Studio was established in November 1922, by James Koblah Bruce-Vanderpuije...

By: Francis Kokoroko, Cooper Inveen on Reuters.com (Reuters) - A generation before the Gold Coast became Ghana, local photographer J.K. Bruce-Vanderpuije opened a small studio in the then-colonial capital Accra, where his family would become the de facto visual historians of a nation that had not yet been born. Above: Portraits from Ghana's Colonial era are displayed at the Deo Gratias Photo Studio, Ghana's oldest photography studio still operating in Jamestown, Accra, Ghana

As Seen on GhanaWeb: It's a beautiful sight! A room full of wonderful memories captured in black and white photographs that tell stories. Established in 1922, this photo studio, established by Ghanaian- born J.K. Bruce-Vanderpuije was brought to life. Having been inspired by happenings around, Bruce-Vanderpuije, then 23 years old, decided to acquire a camera and chase his passion. The Deo Gratias photo studio was then birthed from a Latin phrase "Thanks Be to God", to reflect

'THE BIGGER PICTURE' is an Exhibition by Sole Inspiration Leatherwork's Gill Quarcoopome and Sun Trade Beads' Kati Torda. This Exhibition also features Ghana's 1900s Photo Memories from The Deo Gratias Studio. Below is a glimpse into the exhibition at Openhouse Studio, Dzorwulu, Ghana: 'THE BIGGER PICTURE' Exhibition - 21st to 23rd May, 2021 - Openhouse Studio, Dzorwulu, Ghana.

It's heritage month and the perfect time to celebrate Ghana's history through the camera lens of Deo Gratias founder, J.K Bruce-Vanderpuije and son Isaac Bruce-Vanderpuije. Check out our segment on CitiTV's Upside Down show where the two hosts, Nana Tuffour Boating, Frema Adunyame and Mr. Daniel Tetteh share our stories from the late 1920s.

A personal memoir based on a collective interview with Ghanaian photographer Isaac H. Bruce-Vanderpuije.

The Deo Gratias Photo Studio held an outdoor exhibition at Citi TV's Heritage Arts Festival on the 12th of March, 2020.