Big, bold and bright: London muralist Dreph fetes immigration

British-Ghanaian artist Neequaye Dreph Dsane says his mission is to paint a positive picture – literally – of immigrants in Britain, in an era when he feels they are increasingly maligned by gentrification, Brexit and the rise of nationalism. Photos: AFP

Spray can in hand perched halfway up a ladder, Neequaye Dreph Dsane applied the final touches of colour to his latest mural enlivening an otherwise drab side street in east London.

The once-dingy area is now a hipster hangout and home to the second in a series of new portraits by the British-Ghanaian artist, known as Dreph.