Emmanuel Mensah Agbeble, known by his brand name APM World Mag or simply APM World (sometimes stylized as APMWORLD) is a Ghanaian-American photographer, filmmaker and creative director based in New York City. He is the recipient of the 2023 Ernie Paniccioli Award for Best Photographer of the Year which was organized by the Black Music Action Coalition.
Biography
editAgbeble was born into a family of creatives in Nima, Accra.[1] Inspired by his father, a prominent Ghanaian photographer who owned a photographic studio in Ghana, Agbeble began his career at the age of 15.[2]
He has directed creative works for Burna Boy, Stonebwoy, Odumodublvck, Yemi Alade, Davido, Kwesi Arthur, Black Cofee, Asake, Lil Wayne, Wizkid, Rick Ross, Gyakie, Show Dem Camp, M.anifest, Fireboy, Black Sherif, Bnxn, Koffee, and Ruger. His works includes the Grammy-nominated album cover I Told Them... by Burna Boy, which was televised at the 2024 Grammy Awards event. And has been involved in various creative projects for the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, the International Studio & Curatorial Program, NYC Labor Day Parade, Rolling Loud,[3] NBA, Afropunk, Coachella, Governor’s Ball Music Festival, NHL, AfroFuture and Afro Nation, amongst others.[4][5]
Agbeble works has been featured in Rolling Stone, Flaunt Magazine, TIME,[3] GhanaWeb, OkayAfrica,[6] Yahoo! Sports,[7] AOL, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution,[8] Vulture,[9] The New York Public Library and others.[10]
References
edit- ^ "APMWORLD". APMWORLD. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
- ^ "The Boy From Nima With The World On His Camera". Forbes Africa. 2024-06-10. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
- ^ a b Staff, ElevenThirtySix. "Emmanuel Mensah Agbeble". ElevenThirtySix. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
- ^ "Behind the Lens: APMWORLD's evolution as a creative director". GQ South Africa. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
- ^ Etefe, Juliet (2024-01-23). "Aspiring Photographers can start with their Smartphones' — Renowned Creative Director, APM World". Business & Financial Times. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
- ^ "Photos: Burna Boy Brought His 'African Giant' Energy to NYC's Historic Apollo Theater - Okayplayer". OkayAfrica. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
- ^ "J Balvin, Wyclef Join Haitian DJ Michael Brun at 'Bayo' Show in New York: Concert Review". Yahoo! Sports. 2022-05-24. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
- ^ Davidson, Adam. "A hometown global superstar brings the sounds of Africa to Atlanta". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. ISSN 1539-7459. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
- ^ Mzezewa, Tariro (2023-07-12). "Operation Burna Boy". Vulture. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
- ^ "All Ages". New York Public Library. Retrieved 2024-06-22.