Photographer Kwame Dapaa is creating dark, distorted fairy tales

The photographer discusses the inspirations and process behind his surreal new project, supported by MPB in collaboration with Dazed Club

Photographer Kwame Dapaa is creating dark, distorted fairy tales
Kwame Dapaa, Felt, Not Seen (2026)

For Kwame Dapaa, everything has always pointed toward photography. Growing up in Ghana, he first found himself behind the lens as his mum’s personal photographer. “She would ask me to take pictures of her whenever she was getting ready to go out with her friends,” he tells Dazed. Then, there was the photographer who shot on film in his neighbourhood, capturing portraits of families and residents, then delivering the developed photoshellip;

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