Sianeh Kpukuyou on why she celebrates dark-skinned women in her images
CR is collaborating with Black Women Photographers on a series of articles to amplify the work of our members.
Based in Accra, Ghana Sianeh A Kpukuyou (known as ASKphotos on Instagram) was first introduced to photography through her mother. “During my senior year at American International School, I was asked by my friends to take their senior pictures,” Kpukuyou tells CR. “When I shared those images with my mother she got extremely excited and told me she saw a future in photography for me.”
Kpukuyou’s own interest in the medium grew when she realised she could have an impact on the world through her images. Completely self-taught, the photographer tends to lean towards a documentary style of working, capturing the world around her, or setting up shoots with subjects with interesting stories.
