Daniel Attoumou Amicchia (1908–1994) was a Ghanaian photographer who settled in Grand-Bassam, Côte d'Ivoire. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Amicchia was introduced to photography in 1920s. In 1948, he settled in Grand-Bassam, Côte d'Ivoire, where he was active until 1970. [3] In Grand-Bassam, he kept in contact with the English-speaking Ghanaian community in Côte d'Ivoire, whom he photographed extensively. [1] He acted like a "travelling merchant" and produced photographs of families and businesses. [3] Little is known about Amicchia's life and career, as he was largely undocumented and his family threw away his archives after his death. [3]
Amicchia's partner, Joseph Ernest Kouao, however, kept and preserved the remnants of the photographer's archive. Revue Noire featured Amicchia's photographs in 1991. [1] Since then, his photographs have appeared in many exhibitions in the west. [5]
Amicchia died from cancer in 1994. [1]