We are The Nkunims, a Houston based, multi-cultural family of four. Our journey has been nothing short of unique, all the way from growing up on opposite sides of the world, to now pursuing entrepreneurial ventures while learning how to raise two tiny humans.
Although we never had plans to start a community through social media, with our focus in photography and visual storytelling our family page has grown at a rapid pace. With the feeling that God gave us this platform for a reason, we are passionate about sharing our journey at each step, and love bringing our audience along with us as we share the beauty of experiencing various cultures around the world, including Kojo’s Ghanaian heritage.
What’s up next for us? We will be spending most of this upcoming year travelling throughout Africa for a new passion project that we will be capturing called ‘Redefining Africa”. Our goal through this project is to transform the current narrative that has been built around the continent of Africa from the western world, something that we feel very passionately about as Kojo was born in and spent the majority of his life in Ghana. Not only do we want to capture the beauty, biodiversity, and culture of Africa, we want to share how important it is for us to experience and immerse ourselves into it as a family.
Get To Know Us
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Nana Kojo
Otherwise known as ‘papa’, Kojo was born in Kumasi, Ghana, where he spent his life until 2010. After studying fashion design in Ghana, he founded a jewelry company shortly after making his move to the USA. On top of building a baby brand with Michelle he has more recently went on to pursue his true passion in the film industry where he has built experience in gaffing and directing through the family production house.
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Michelle Hope
Otherwise known as ‘mama’, Michelle was born and raised in New Jersey until attending Syracuse University where she played basketball and studied fashion design. After spending (almost) one year working in NYC she left to dedicate time to her start up fashion and creative directing companies, working with many large names in the entertainment industry. She has since become the creative director for all family businesses.
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Nana Afia Leilani
Otherwise known as ‘Shpoopa’, Afia has definitely taken after Michelle’s calm spirit. She loves music, art, and her family (especially her little sis, even though sometimes she loves a little too hard). At three years old Afia already has such a servants heart. She wants to do anything she can to help the ones she loves, and always has to check to make sure they are ok. She is a little blessing.
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Nana Ama Anidaso
Otherwise known as ‘cici’, meaning sister in Twi, Anidaso is an old soul. She has taken after Kojo’s fun loving personality with Michelle’s love for adventure. She is the happiest, dimpliest little girl in town (until big sis comes to smother her with love, then she definitely speaks her mind).
We are so excited that you’ve taken the time to visit our website, and hope you’ve learned a bit more about us. If you have any questions or just want to say hi, don’t hesitate to get in contact!