Ghana Garden & Flower Show is 10...Hurray!

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The Ghana Garden & Flower Show on Wednesday, August 31, 2022, marked its 10th Anniversary with the opening of an exhibition attracting several individuals and organisations involved in the horticulture industry as well as other stakeholders.

It was on the theme "Growth Unleashed" and organised by the Ghana Garden and Flower Movement, an initiative of Stratcomm Africa.

The Efua Sutherland Children's Park in Accra, which was the venue, thus became a big garden displaying flowers and shrubs of many colours (Some for beautification, food and medicine), which were a sight to behold.

Indeed, as the Holy Book says in Genesis 1:29 - "And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat."

The opening which also included some fireworks (flowers in the sky), was graced by some dignitaries and stakeholders who presented short speeches. Patrons have a one-stop shop to get for themselves beautiful flowers and ornamental plants at competitive prices for their homes and offices till the fair ends on September 4, 2022.

#Edmages captured some memories for posterity. #canonshots #flowers #garden #stratcommafrica #natureshots

Commemorating World Photography Day

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The soft click of the camera, a flash of light and a moment in time is captured forever. Although it may be digitally or on film, the medium is never as important as the memory or moment caught.

World Photography Day is celebrated globally every year on August 19. In the year 1826, French photographer, Joseph Nicephore Niepce had taken the first permanent photograph of all time.

World Photography Day is celebrated on August 19 each year to pay tribute to the art of photography, create awareness, share ideas and encourage people to take up photography.

It also serves as a motivating day for enthusiasts to pursue photography as a career.

The inception of this day dates back to 1837 when Frenchmen Joseph Nicephore Niepce and Louis Daguerre invented the ‘daguerreotype’ which was the world’s first-ever photographic process.

Find below some photos taken by #Edmages in different parts of the world to commemorate the day.

#canonshots #nikonphotography #Photographyday #WorldPhotographyDay #WorldPhotoDay

Accra

MD 2022...Michael & Delali begin marriage journey

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On Saturday, July 30, 2022, Michael Welberton and Delali Sika tied the knot at the St Anthony of Padua Anglican Church, Abelemkpe, in Accra, to begin the life-long journey called marriage.

#Edmages was at the reception after the nuptials and photographically takes you through a bit of what happened at the joyous occasion that was witnessed by some friends and family of the couple, including some staff of the Graphic Communications Group Limited, where Sika works as a journalist.

Mrs Sika Welberton, the entire staff of GCGL wish you a blessed marriage. 

#MD2022 #marriage #loveisallthat matters #gcgl #dailygraphic #canonshots

CLIP is 5 years, hurray!

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Corporate Ladies in Prayer (CLIP), an army of praying women in the corporate space of Ghana, last Friday, July 23, 2022, climaxed its fifth anniversary activities with the Excellent Woman Conference at the Sunlodge Hotel, Tesano, in Accra.

It was on the theme "The Corporate Lady and the Corporate Ladder: The Place of Grace".

The Guest Speaker was Rev Dr Joyce Rosalind Aryee, Founder of the Salt & Light Ministries.

#Edmages was on hand to capture some images. See a few of them below.

#Corporateladiesinprayer #womenofprayer #canonshots

Ben & Cynthia tie the knot

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Today, Saturday, July 2, 2022, Ben and Cynthia, a member of the inky fraternity, realised their cherished dream of becoming husband and wife when they tied the knot at the Hossana Temple of the International Central Gospel Church at Teshie in Accra.

As they say, the rest is history but #Edmages got some few images to recount that history.

Up Burj Khalifa...World's tallest tower

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On February 27, 2020, I had the opportunity to go up the 163-storey Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest tower in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.

It took just 77 seconds to reach the observatory on the 125th floor with the lift. The view from the observatory was just spectacular.

For more on the visit check out https://www.graphic.com.gh/features/features/flight-up-burj-khalifa-world-s-tallest-building.html

Below are some images captured 828 metres (2,716ft) above sea level and the precincts of the tower.

#Edmages #canonshots #flyemirates #flyemiratesflybetter #dubaidiaries

Reminiscing Delft, The Netherlands

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In June, 2013, I had the opportunity to visit Delft, a canal-ringed city in western Netherlands, which is known as the manufacturing base for Delftware, a hand-painted blue-and-white pottery.

The visit was to attend the first ever international Water Integrity Forum organised by the Water Integrity Network (WIN), in collaboration with the Water Governance Centre (WGC) and the UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, to take stock of the progress made in addressing corruption in the provision of water.

During the conference I made shared knowledge on the state of water provision in Ghana and the work of the Ghana Watsan Journalists Network which I represented.

Below are some images captured by #Edmages of the city and during the conference.

#water #nikonshots #Delft #waterintegrity

In front of the conference venue - The UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education