STILLS by tjletsa.

I don't have a question. I just wanted to compliment your work. I just discovered it as it was reblogged onto my dashboard with the face of a friend of mine who is there from the states! She's on /post/48617541717/portraits-i-took-at-the-vintage-gh-photo-booth. Keep up the great work!

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 01:30:22 +0100

Thank you for the love man…And yes, Technology is very wonderful. Who would’ve thought? Her personality drew me to photograph her.

Portrait. — Osu,Accra 2013—

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:00:55 +0100

Portrait. — Osu,Accra 2013—

—Portraits I took at the Vintage Gh Photo booth—

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:00:58 +0100

—Portraits I took at the Vintage Gh Photo booth—

—portraits from Vintage Gh Launch party,Accra 2013.—

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:00:58 +0100

—portraits from Vintage Gh Launch party,Accra 2013.—

—portraits from the Vintage Gh Launch party—-

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:00:18 +0100

—portraits from the Vintage Gh Launch party—-

Vintage leather shoes at the Vintage Gh launch.

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 16:41:06 +0100

Vintage leather shoes at the Vintage Gh launch.

Had the opportunity to work with and shoot some images for...

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 16:41:01 +0100

Had the opportunity to work with and shoot some images for Vintage Gh. Accra’s finest vintage store,styling agency synchronizing fashion,music and art.

Vijay Manu & Fred Deegbe [ from the upcoming Shuttered...

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 17:00:31 +0000

Vijay Manu & Fred Deegbe

[ from the upcoming Shuttered Ghanaian series]

KENTE. [image from the upcoming Shuttered Ghanaian photo...

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:15:31 +0000

KENTE.

[image from the upcoming Shuttered Ghanaian photo series]

SHUTTERED GHANAIAN

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:00:41 +0000

Ever since I started photographing, I asked myself what do I really want to achieve with this?

I have seen many powerful images from photographers I look up to and want to be like. I want to make powerful images like them, beam my own light. I want to take powerful images and after thinking of how to do this on numerous occasions I realize the key to a powerful photograph lies in its ability to “tell a story”. A story can be anything from something as complex as a social commentary to something as simple as a feeling or an emotion. Any image I make, I would like it to speak to my heart and the viewer as well. I want it to stimulate natural curiosity and stir creative fluids. Question not only what the photographer is trying to convey but to also explore our own unique interpretations.

The Shuttered Ghanaian photo series is a work of art, not science. I have hardly understood lighting and all its complex relations to photography or had any formal tutoring in photography. My photos are artforms, an image open to the creativity of our imagination. An image “speaks” to us and we “hear” the story we want to hear. The story we choose to hear is determined by a variety of factors including our values, experiences,culture,society, individualism and artistic outlook. Most importantly, it is our imagination that influences how we understand and interpret an image.

….Curating the “SHUTTERED GHANAIAN”. The story so far….

Curating the “SHUTTERED GHANAIAN”… The story...

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:19:13 +0000

Curating the “SHUTTERED GHANAIAN”… The story so far

Childhood

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:07:09 +0000

Childhood

Hello! Just wanted to say that your photography is beautiful. Also, did you just start the Shuttered Ghanaian project, and what prompted you to start?

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 20:26:25 +0000

Thank you for enjoying my photography. I havent yet launched the Shuttered Ghanaian series. I have been putting in a lot of practice and work into making the series as unique as can be. What made me start it, is I felt the need to be able to do more with photography. Especially coming from Ghana. In the future, when my archived work is discovered I want it to be particularly remarkable. Stand the test of time, be studied, be looked upon and rival the best photographers on the globe. Also I started this series to show many unique individuals who come from Ghana. Taking a pic just draws you to the human behavior a lot and it would be nice to use my art as a platform to explore this. Stay tuned, the Shuttered Ghanaian would debut soon.

BlogCamp Gh

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:17:17 +0000

BlogCamp Gh:

BloggingGhana, Ghana’s biggest organization of bloggers and social media enthusiasts. BloggingGhana (BloGh) is a group of bloggers and social media users, writing out of Ghana or the Ghanaian experience. I got nominated for best photoblog (www.tjletsa.tumblr.com)

. Cast your vote in the link above.

My main aim is to capture emotion when taking a photograph

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 16:00:23 +0000

My main aim is to capture emotion when taking a photograph

Self Portrait by TjLetsa. Inspired by the amazing Vivian Maeir

Sat, 02 Mar 2013 17:00:59 +0000

Self Portrait by TjLetsa. Inspired by the amazing Vivian Maeir

Stranger at a Customary Ghanaian Engagement.

Sat, 02 Mar 2013 16:00:41 +0000

Stranger at a Customary Ghanaian Engagement.

Self Portrait. This week has been a lot of things

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:04:16 +0000

Self Portrait.

This week has been a lot of things

Smile.

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:55:59 +0000

Smile.

Chelsea Boatey, New York City. by TjLetsa

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:53:41 +0000

Chelsea Boatey, New York City. by TjLetsa