Legendary Ghanaian photographer James Barnor has shot gorgeous fashion spreads, as well as remarkable scenes from life on the continent and abroad for over 50 years. While National Geographic snapped photos of lions, Barnor captured an amazing array of images that are crucial to a broader understanding of Ghana's past and present. For the first time in Ghana, a retrospective of his work will be on exhibit at Accra's Silverbird Lounge June 30-July 2. For more info on the event go here. To view more of Barnor's photos go here.

James Barnor is one of the first photojournalist from Ghana who lived his passion for photography by embarking on his entrepreneurial venture of taking portraiture style pictures of his subjects in his makeshift tiny studio in Jamestown, Accra, which he dubbed “Ever Young,“ where he would later return to after gaining international notoriety, to establish the first color lab that would bring color photographs to the Black Star Nation of Ghana.