Kyle Weeks’ Resplendent Portrait of Ghanaian Youth Culture

June 09, 2023 Lead ImagePhotography by Kyle Weeks The title of photographer Kyle Weeks‘ latest project Good news goes back to his childhood in Namibia, when he would watch his father react to the news. The “constant stream of negative stories” he observed about his home country and Africa at large prompted a simple question in his mind: “Why is there never good news?” The question would come back to Weeks years later in Ghana. “Plastic bags with catchphrases like ‘Good News’ are something you see quite often in Ghana,” he explains. “Similarly, taxis are regularly decorated with stuck catchphrases…
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Kangaroo’s air guitar pose wins funniest wildlife photo of the year

Are you ready to laugh? A kangaroo rocks it out in a field of wildflowers, clearly in the zone by the look on her face — it’s the height of comedy. Or at least that’s what the judges of the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards thought, bestowing their top 2023 prize to photographer Jason Moore for his aptly named photo, “Air Guitar Roo”. Up against 5,300 entries from 85 countries, Moore’s prize is a safari tour in the Masai Mara, Kenya, where the potential for more animals in hilarious situations awaits. Here’s his winning image alongside other category winners. Overall winner…
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