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David Kwaw Mensah is a London born and based photographer, creative writer and film critic. His obsession with all things cinematic has led him to numerous experiments with filmmaking and eventually to the world of photographic stills, where, from behind the camera, he weaves stories, philosophical queries and poetry, attempting always to find the beauty in everyday life. On his blog, shortsighted.blogspot.com, which mostly explores all of the above, he is currently addressing the significance of the photographic portrait in a series titled Everyday People, and the ways in which a portrait can be deemed as an integral part of the narrative of a human life. @DavidKwawMensah Facebook: David Kwaw Mensah
by David Kwaw Mensah For the purposes of this review I am trying to find flaws in director and fashion photographer Andrew Dosunmu’s sumptuous second feature, Mother of George, but I have to admit that this is turning into an arduous struggle. You see, it’s not that the film is perfect; it’s just that it… Read More
by David Kwaw Mensah I have gone to the Notting Hill Carnival almost every year since 1997 and taken pictures there every year since 2005. On the first few occasions images were captured using my camera phone but more recently I’ve been using my digital SLR. Every year the carnival changes and the challenges, which… Read More
