Nana Ama Konadu Otuo

Photographer

 

Ama Konadu is a digital portrait photographer from London and a final year MMLL student at the University of Cambridge. Her work is often described as “dreamy and ethereal”, credit to her love of playing with natural light. She brings warmth, softness and emotion to the subjects of her photos, inviting you into her vision of the world and the people around her. Her glowy, dreamlike portraits reflect her desire as a photographer, to capture people in a thoughtful, loving and honest way, a practice she extends beyond just taking their photo.

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“To me, the portraits I take are not just a physical depiction of that person, but also a reflection of how I see who they are through my interaction(s) with them. I am sensitive to people, to the world, and I am always trying to listen, to see beyond the physical because I believe our beauty is in the details in our words, mannerisms and aspirations. Seeing beyond what is, feels like a dream to me. Not because it isn’t real or tangible, rather that it is intimate and personal, varying from person to person. People are beautiful in their diversity, and I just try to engage with that. Photography and the way I photograph as a young Black Woman, is my soulful expression.”

 

For today’s exhibition, the British-Ghanaian photographer has selected a few of her favourite works which characterise her style and vision.