Kwesi Abbensetts is a Guyanese photographer who lives in New York City.[1][2]
Abbensetts was raised in Guyana.[2] His interest in filmmaking and photography came later in life, when he attended college in the United States.[2]
Abbensetts attended Montgomery College in Maryland.[2] He learned photography through experimentation with a Pentax camera.[3] In 2006, he earned a Bachelor of Arts in filmmaking from Brooklyn College. Some of his early influences include filmmaker Spike Lee.[2]
Awards that Abbensetts has received include the NYFA Artist Fellowship, Darryl Foundation Emergency Grant, Third Horizon Film Festival Artist Award and Film Africa Artwork Competition.[4]
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