It has been a blessed couple of days and just before Easter, I heard one of the best lines ever of 2014 "...and the Best Male Blogger at the Ghana Blogging and Social Media awards is Emmanuel Gamor..." At the Blogging and Social Media Awards in 2014

Last year, this blog was nominated for "Best Photo Blog" Category #BlogCamp13

This year I was nominated twice: "Best Male Blogger" & "Best Blog" categories respectfully.

My most important tweet that night:

MeshTV Ghana created a video montage from BlogCamp14 and a snippet from the photoblogging session I facilitated:

A few of my experiences from sharing my work on this here, blog is at 4:48

Only equipped with my iPhone 5c  I took selfies during the entire event:

During the day-time selfies with +Amma Aboagye, +Kobby Graham  & with +Mpwr  show fans on +Y1079FM #MorePoWeR 

At night, during the award ceremony with fellow nominees and winners +Ameyaw Debrah +Ato Ulzen-Appiah +Mawuli Tsikata +Kajsa Hallberg Adu +Gary Al-Smith +Donald Ward +regina agyare 

The #BlogCamp14 award winners:

Organization with Best Social Media Presence: Ashesi University
Best Organizational Blog: African Development Jobs
Best Instagram Account: Ameyaw Debrah
Best Tumblr Account: Percy Osei-Appiah
Best Facebook Account: Ashesi University
Best Twitter Profile: Efo Dela
Best YouTube Account: M.anifest
Best G+ Profile: Ɔdadeɛ Ato Ulzen-Appiah
Best New Media: @funnyfacegh
Artiste with Best Social Media Presence: M.anifest
Public Official with Best Social Media Account: Minister of Foreign Affairs Hannah Tetteh
Media House with Best Social Media Presence: Citi 97.3 FM
Best New Blog: www.ammakonadu.wordpress.com
Best Male Blogger: Emmanuel Agbeko Gamor
Best Female Blogger: Kajsa Hallberg Adu
Best Blog in Ghana: www.adventuresfrom.com by Nana Sekyiamah and Malaka Grant

Congrats to all the winners, nominees and the #BlogCamp14 organizing team. Special thanks to everyone who nominated, voted. via Jemila

I got introduced to BarCamps in DC through Ato Ulzen-Appiah years ago. And I remember the first one I attended, BarCamp Diaspora, was pretty informative.  Last year's BarCamp Accra was my second. BarCamp was the first "un-conference" I had been to where an event was hosted by community leaders for all attendees to have the opportunity to also share/lead and facilitate within small groups. The idea that each person in attendance would have an opportunity, on an equal platform, to educate all present was a step further from innovative, motivational meetings with distinguished panelists. BarCamp Kasoa was held at the ICGC Transformation Center in Accra, on Saturday April 27th with the theme "Making an Enterprising Environment for an Emerging Market." Details of what went down late last month are featured in this extensive post on The Mighty African's Blog here: BarCamp Kasoa 2013

My first Blog Camp and  I thoroughly enjoyed the networking experience. Besides meeting old friends, I finally met faces & characters behind the blogs and tweets I follow fervently. The event was informative and one of the better attended ones that has been organized by my peers, since I've been in the country. The Kofi Annan ICT center was packed to capacity with spill-over in the hall-ways from late morning through the Ghana Social Media Awards segment of the night.

US Ambassador to Ghana whisked through and used the event out-door the embassy's new tumblr account. I got to meet Google Ghana's Estelle Akrofi-Sowah, Be Bold's Christal Jean (now Christal Beeko) and Mutombo Da Poet for the first time.

BlogCamp13 Attendees

Estelle, Me, Kajsa & Ali

If you've been following my blog over the past few weeks, this blog is nominated for "Best Photo Blog" at the Ghana Social Media Awards by the good folks at Blogging Ghana, yippee! The nominations are over and thank you to all who voted. We're waiting till March 23rd to know the results.

In the same vein, I was asked to send in a brief blurb about how & when I started blogging to the organizers of the awards, and here's is the link to my first blog post ever: >>Walk By Me<<

An online preview of my book of first year pictures here: Year One and here is the post that was posted on Blogging Ghana's website.

And my big bro NKA, and fellow nominee commented! Definitely made my day:

Saturday was an eventful day. After joining forces with Rotaract Club of Adentan & Blogging Ghana, I got to photograph my first blood-drive at the University of Ghana - Legon.

Pentagon Hall, Legon.

Donor card.

Biggest sport, gave blood with a smile!

Wikimedian people!

Blogging Ghana member gave blood!

At Accra Mall

Nat Health Service Officials at Accra Mall

Edward Tagoe showing off "@ttaaggooee" tee

@gamelmag!

Video Team Ghana Decides with @wizsharifa

Doc came through

The Blogging Ghana Crew at Uni of Ghana - Legon

Two days ago I sent Samuel Darko - a fellow political commentary wonk who is a committed member of the Rotaract club in Andenta - an email to support a blood drive the club is organizing this Saturday. A day later Edward Tagoe - a blogger/entrepreneur and another school mate from Presec - brought up support for the same blood-drive and asked if I would be interested in joining the Blogging Ghana photo-walk for the event. I thought I'd do one better; create an honest, gimmick-free, compelling video why you should donate blood at Legon this Saturday.

Donor card | A friend watching the video I just made

So at Florida, my line brother and I, were awarded by LifeSouth for recruiting the most African American males to donate blood in one afternoon during a fraternity drive. They were super eager to offer us LifeSouth jobs. I was a serial donor as well as bone-marrow registrant and through Sammy & Eddie, I am interested in getting plugged in donating in the country as well. What I learnt from their testimonials was that, unlike LifeSouth, the need for blood donations is much dire than anyone could imagine. Maternity mortality rates attributed to blood loss was 50% in 2011! If two women were pregnant in a hospital bed, one would NOT make it alive. Check last August's MyJoyOnline News article for more shocking statistics: http://edition.myjoyonline.com/pages/news/201110/74774.php

Decided to share on social media through team 1000 words to create as much of a buzz as possible. If you're in Accra, come through:

Woohoo so this blog is nominated for Best Photo Blog by the Ghana Social Media Awards. Blessed, elated, grateful to be in the company of fantastic photojournalists! The other nominees in this category are:

• mutombodapoet.tumblr.com
• africaphotographer.blogspot.com
• emmanuelgamor.blogspot.com
• hatehasnomedicine.tumblr.com
• ggariba.blogspot.com
• tjletsa.tumblr.com

Kindly check them out, pretty good stuff! And you get to vote for me here: GSMA voting

Visit: http://www.blogcampghana.com/ghana-social-media-awards-shortlist for more deets.