James Barnor Named Sony World Photography Awards 2027 Outstanding Contribution

James Barnor, born in 1929 and credited as Ghana's first photojournalist, has been named the 20th recipient of the Outstanding Contribution to Photography award at the Sony World Photography Awards 2027. His work covers photojournalism, studio portraiture and fashion photography across Ghana and London from the 1950s onward, including coverage of Ghana's independence. A retrospective of more than 50 prints and ephemera opens at Somerset House, London, in April 2027 as part of the Awards exhibition. Previous recipients include Joel Meyerowitz, Susan Meiselas and Sebastião Salgado.