Ekow Barnes

Richmond Ekow Barnes, also known as Ekow Barnes, is a Ghanaian fashion writer producing fashion content across Africa.

Early life and education Ekow Barnes was born in the Western Region of Ghana and attended the Ghana Secondary Technical School. He attended Bluecrest University College, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Relations and Image Management.

Career Barnes started his career at Strategic Communications Africa as a PR intern. Ekow later became a fashion consultant at Will & Barnes in Accra. He has also worked as a model for fashion brands.

Barnes has 20+ publications from different magazines and editorials across continents. He has worked on numerous projects involving brands including Facebook, Burberry, the airline Emirates, Mercedes Benz, Essence, Glamour Magazine, Uber, Chiip 0 Neal, and many others.

Barnes recently started a New Balance football boots campaign for Senegalese player Sadio Mane at the 2022 AFCON tournament in Cameroon.

In 2022, he co-founded the WB Group, a production company aimed to promote African creators though international brands.