Rachel Strohm » Ghana

Unpublished favorites from Ghana in Hipstamatic

Rachel Strohm — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18:30:37 +0000

What it says on the tin: the best of the rest from the Ghana in Hipstamatic series.

Making medication meaningful in Africa

Beads for sale

Hilarious Services

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Urban Ghana in Hipstamatic

Rachel Strohm — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:28:06 +0000

Since we’ve already done rural Ghana, I thought I’d continue the Ghana in Hipstamatic series with its urban counterpart:

Newspaper stand in Kumasi

Internet cafe in Accra

Urban agriculture in Tamale

The view from my hotel window in Accra

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Ghanaian transport in Hipstamatic

Rachel Strohm — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:19:21 +0000

Today in Ghana in Hipstamatic: the wide and wonderful world of transport.

Bicycles: the all-purpose mode of transport

Motos for sale

The practical application of all those childhood games of sardines

Repurposed railway

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Ghanaian portraits in Hipstamatic

Rachel Strohm — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 18:10:54 +0000

I’m more comfortable photographing landscapes than people, so most of the portraits I have from Ghana were incidental. But I thought this handful turned out well:

A man exiting a mosque in Tamale

Women under an umbrella at the Tamale market

Young boy supporting Obama

Women selling charcoal

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Ghanaian murals in Hipstamatic

Rachel Strohm — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:10:54 +0000

I don’t think I’d fully realized how many interesting murals there were until I took these shots for the Ghana in Hipstamatic series:

Hairdresser in Accra

President Atta Mills, in need of some renovation

Laocoon en Afrique

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Rural Ghana in Hipstamatic

Rachel Strohm — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 20:05:45 +0000

A look at some of the smaller towns outside of Tamale in Hipstamatic:

Tiller

Maize

Playing in the shea nuts

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Christianity in Ghana through an iPhone

Rachel Strohm — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 19:54:57 +0000

A look at Ghanaian Christianity in Hipstamatic:

Born Again

Assemblies of God, Ghana

Awesome Finger of God boutique

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Islam in Ghana through an iPhone

Rachel Strohm — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 09:38:32 +0000

A look at Islam in northern Ghana in Hipstamatic:

Main mosque downtown

Faith on the move

Teapots used for washing one’s feet before prayers

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Ghanaian Education in Hipstamatic

Rachel Strohm — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 19:32:58 +0000

A look at several schools in Tamale in Hipstamatic:

Excellent remidial classes

Experimental kindergarten

ABC breeze blocks outside the Tamale International Girls’ School

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Ghana in Hipstamatic: Eating & Drinking

Rachel Strohm — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 05:52:05 +0000

Next up: eating and drinking in Ghana, in Hipstamatic.

Typical menu

Calabash full of guinea fowl eggs

Stone lager (at Swad’s in Tamale)

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