Elmina and Cape Coast Castle Photo Set
The entry way to Elmina Castle
University of Oregon students taking in the outside of Elmina castle before entering.
One of the hundreds of small doorways within the Castle.
The oath that every touring group repeats at the end of a tour, as a vow to never let history repeat itself.
A punishment room for slaves. Majority of slaves that entered into this room died here.
The Elmina Castle church from the ground floor.
Gifts from members of the diaspora after a wave of homecoming tourists.
The first room slaves were kept once brought to the Castle.
The Door of No Return.
A cultural festival outside the castle walls.
A group of tourists being guided to the dungeons.
A plaque commemorating the visit by Former President Barack Obama and Former First Lady Michelle Obama on July 11, 2009.
The ocean-facing side of Cape Coast Castle.
University of Oregon students experiencing the true darkness of the dungeons in Cape Coast Castle.
The floor of the dungeons covered in a thick hardened layer of dirt, flesh, and bodily fluids.
The hallway outside the Captains Quarters.
The cannons lining the walls of Cape Coast Castle.
This photo set was shot at the sites of major slave castles on Ghana's coast.
There is a written story that is paired with the photos, going through nuanced details of the experience and the history of the region.
I left these images mostly unedited on purpose, with the nature of the building and the conversations about the rawness of buildings with history like these castles.
The full story is in the written section.
For Hire Photography Work
As an undergraduate student and a high school student, I have had plenty of opportunities to do freelance work for people within the Eugene community.
Although this isn't my area of focus, I've found a lot of value in exploring as many different creative paths as possible.
