During a field trip last week I was at a 'Work for Food' community project in the Upper West Region. The community was de-silting a dam so when the rains come the water can be collected and last a long time. In my experience people in Ghana, particularly women, aren't too excited about getting their photo taken, and you need to work on trust, rapport etc because you can get a shot. I was taking overall shots of the work scene, as time was too tight to disturb the workers and interrupt. But these ladies came asking for photos, each lady lined up for a photo, and on viewing it laughed all day! They would come up to me with great smiles and ask for a photo, and when I pointed the lense they quickly became serious and stopped smiling. Unlike other communities I had been to, they spoke great English and I was able to interact, however they soon had to be told to get back to work by the elder after a frenzy of photographs. They were such fun and really made my day, the children too were so keen on getting themselves photographed.
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