The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Tourism Authority, Mr Kwasi Agyeman over the weekend joined members of the Ghana Photojournalists Network, (GPNet) to celebrate this year’s World Photography Day at the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park in Accra.

The annual event, which is commemorated on 19th August of every year is to celebrate the art and practice of photography and recognize the hard work of photographers.

Under the Theme; 'Understanding The Cloud', the network tasked its experienced photojournalists to capture captivating images of the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park to tell the unique stories focusing on aesthetic and recreational aspect of the facility through images.

However, celebrating the global photography day at the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park forms part of the network’s  contribution to help market the refurbished tourist attraction to the world especially on an occasion like this.

In the park, some of the visitors who visited in groups included schools, churches and corporate bodies with both children and adults competing with each to take pictures around the fountain.

In his opening address, Mr Kwasi Agyeman said his outfit acknowledges the important role photography plays in the promotion of tourism, and so when he received the invitation he considered it important to attend to showcase the facility.

“We are trying to make sure that there is a partnership between the Ghana Photojournalists Network, GTA, and all the other agencies under the tourism ministry so that when you shoot your photos and films, you can give us copies for us to use to promote Ghana”said Mr Kwasi Agyeman.

He said they use pictures to promote Ghana on the international scene because when people see good pictures of tourism facilities they develop the appetite to visit the destination, adding that they see photojournalists as partners in promoting tourism in Ghana.

Mr Kwasi Agyeman charged them to extend their focus to cover other tourist sites in order to tell  beautiful stories about Ghana  through their lenses.

On his part, the Acting Director of the Kwame Memorial Park Mr Edward Quao, said he was delighted the celebration at the park will promote the facility.

The Ghana Photojournalists Network is the first registered photojournalists organisation in Ghana, and it is affiliated to the Ghana Journalists Association.

Building the capacities of photojournalists in Ghana to achieve high quality standards in the field of photojournalism to enable them contribute meaningfully to national development is the vision of the network.

Its membership comprises both photo and video journalists working with private and public media houses across the country.

In Ghana , the network celebrated its maiden world photography day on 19th August 2020 with an exhibition on COVID-19 at the forecourt of the Ministry of Information. The following year, it marked the day with a tree planting exercise at James Town in collaboration with the Forestry Commission and the Accra Metropolitan Assembly in Accra. Last year, it marked the day with a photography workshop in Accra.

Brief History of photography.

Two Frenchmen, Joseph Nicephore Niepce and Louis Daguerre developed the ‘’Daguerreotype,' the first practical photographic process in the year 1837. On August 19, 1839, the French government acquired the patent from Louis Daguerre.

The French government also announced that the invention could significantly change human history, and truly photography has impacted the world beyond expectation.