James Barnor

James Barnor (born 6 June 1929) is a Ghanaian photographer whose career spans more than six decades. He is known for his street, studio, fashion and photojournalistic photography documenting Ghana and the African diaspora in Britain. Quotes People are more important than places. I love people. James Barnor. Portrait of Evelyn Abbew, Ever Young Studio, Accra. c. 1954–59 https://www.moma.org/audio/playlist/349/4794 Museum of Modern Art MoMA 3 September 2026 Portraiture was number one. People are more important than places. I love people. Everything that happened in Accra passed through my street, and I call myself Lucky Jim. James Barnor. Portrait of Evelyn Abbew, Ever Young Studio, Accra. c. 1954–59 https://www.moma.org/audio/playlist/349/4794 Museum of Modern Art MoMA 3 September 2026 Everything that happened in Accra passed through my street, and I call myself Lucky Jim. Anything that was happening, I was there. The future is going to be grander because of photography. James Barnor. Portrait of Evelyn Abbew, Ever Young Studio, Accra. c. 1954–59 https://www.moma.org/audio/playlist/349/4794 Museum of Modern Art MoMA 3 September 2026 The future is going to be grander because of photography. I wasn’t prepared. Hirsch Afua How James Barnor’s Iconic Images Shaped the Imagination of a Generation of Black Britons https://www.frieze.com/article/james-barnor-interview-2021 Frieze 19 May 2021 3 September 2026 I wasn’t prepared. I got a small box of photographs and showed it to him. I was ambitious but didn’t in the slightest expect my photographs to inspire and go all over the world as they have today. Hirsch Afua How James Barnor’s Iconic Images Shaped the Imagination of a Generation of Black Britons https://www.frieze.com/article/james-barnor-interview-2021 Frieze 19 May 2021 3 September 2026 I was ambitious but didn’t in the slightest expect my photographs to inspire and go all over the world as they have today. References External links Category:Living people