Michael Aboya: Songs of Freedom

Self-taught photographer Michael Aboya won the Agora Awards 2019, World’s Best Photo of the Year for his photo “Songs of Freedom”.

“I shot the winning image with my Sony A7 and a Rokinon 35mm F1.4 lens. The photo was taken in a town called Labadi, located in the capital city of Ghana, Accra. I got inspired by a song from Bob Marley titled Redemption Song (Songs Of Freedom) and so I wrote down my visions and started to plan how to bring my imagination to life.” M. A.

See more on www.aboya8.com

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