Judging $1.00 A Day From Your $1,200.00 Smartphone

• Photographer
  Rico X.

So I was on a self-funded photography trip in Ghana moving from Kumasi to Cape Coast when I saw a smoke haze between the trees, “here we go again” car into full reverse, pulled up and hopped out the ride and went to see what was going on. As per usual the appearance of a big black man with his camera was intimidating and instantly peoples guard are UP, but after a little “me” style humour and charm (self-proclaimed), a few cheap jokes, the mood lightens and all of a sudden, we are “family” and they are explaining the whole palm oil making process. The End!

Rico isn't one for the gift of the gab (he will drop the occasional f-bomb). He's a visual soul, direct in speech, and frankly, not keen on penning “captions”, “statements", "descriptions", or "bios" – the very things that tend to put off many artists like him, who aren't silver-tongued wordsmiths. So we will keep it short and sweet… Rico documents. The End!