Where's Nyani?

Well may you ask, "where's Nyani?". At the moment I can honestly say I have absolutely no idea. Last time I spoke to him was early this morning and he was getting on a plane bound for Bamako, Mali. He has been contracted to shoot photographs for a mining company and was heading to their offices in Mali, or maybe Guinea, or maybe Senegal, perhaps in that order, or maybe somewhere completely different. For his part, Nyani was "going with the flow". Hopefully I will hear from him eventually.

Nyani's had an eventful few weeks. Exhibiting an incredible sense of drive and enthusiasm he has been knocking on doors across town, folio in hand. Last weekend he volunteered to shoot for Ghana's Haiti Solidarity Concert. Photos from the evening are posted here. A successful shoot on the night was influential in landing his current work in Mali (et al).

A visit to a local arts centre resulted in the possibility of submitting photographs to an exhibition to be held in Germany later in the year. And he's been offered space at the Du Bois centre to exhibit as part of Black History Month - probably from the Black Men All Look the Same series.

In between, he's been shooting portraits of Ghana, a wedding, and some sunset beach portraits for family. He doesn't know it yet, but next week he's photographing a IT training centre being run out of a shipping container!

Photos are posted either on his site - www.nqphotography.com - or on his facebook fan page - www.facebook.com/nyaniquarmynephotography

And if do you happen to bump into him this weekend somewhere in West Africa, let me know!