Jason Florio, Magnum Photography Award 2017, Photojournalism Series Winner, with David Hurn (Magnum Photos), Jim and Millie Casper (LensCulture)
We were both extremely honoured and excited to meet David Hurn, Magnum Photos, and Jim and Millie Casper, LensCulture, the other night, at the private viewing of the Magnum Photography Awards Winners 2017 exhibition on the Media Wall, The Photographers Gallery, London.
‘We are excited to present the 41 winners, jurors’ picks and finalists from the Magnum and LensCulture Award on our Media Wall. The award recognizes, rewards and supports new photographic talent. This year, the twelve winners hail from all over the world and deal with a diversity of subjects.’ The Photographers Gallery, LOndon
See more of Jason Florio’s incredible award-winning photography, documenting the migrant & refugee rescues on the Mediterranean and Aegeans Seas, on his website – floriophoto.com ‘Destination Europe’
‘Henry’s work is highly realistic and essentially modern in its choice of subject matter, colour and materials. His figures – often anonymous men and women – have an emphatic physicality which allows room for the viewer to draw their own interpretations, while deliberate changes to scale and colour imbue his figures with a powerful interiority and ‘presence’.’ Read more The Lightbox