Ghanaian photojournalist Paul Ninson was thrilled — and surprised.When he came to New York to study photography five years ago, he found a trove of images of life in Africa, past and present, in the archives of the city’s libraries, galleries and museums.Here he was thousands of miles from Ghana surrounded by more visual history of Africa than he had ever seen back home.That paradox led to an idea: create a library of photobooks in Ghana to brin…

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Big dreams: He's the founder of a leading African photobook library

Paul Ninson had an old-school, newfangled dream: a modern library devoted to photobooks showing life on the continent. He maxed out his credit cards, injured his back — and made it happen.

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The Gold Coast Yesterday and Today, published in the early 1940s.’/>Paul Ninson had an old-school, newfangled dream: a modern library devoted to photobooks showing life on the continent. He maxed out his credit cards, injured his back — and made it happen.(Image credit: Nana Kofi Acquah for NPR) Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source The post Big dreams: He’s the founder of a leading African photobook library appeared first on RocketN…

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