We Never Gave Up: Stories of Courage in Gambia – Film Screening and Q&A Amnesty International will host a screening of the documentary (which we made for them) on 13th August, followed by a Q&A session with experts including Amnesty International’s West Africa researcher Sabrina Mahtani, and chaired by Amnesty International’s Deputy Director of Global Issues andContinue reading “‘We Never Gave Up – stories of courage in Gambia’ Amnesty International documentary screening”
Category Archives: CULTURE & TRADITION
Tuesday photos: ‘The Poetess’ at Valletta Film Festival 2018
The Poetess: ‘Hissa Hilal is the voice from behind the veil. Her word is her weapon. We’ll never see her face. Like the majority of Saudi women, Hissa is covered from head to toe. She is not allowed to drive a car. She doesn’t own a passport and requires consent from her husband for anyContinue reading “Tuesday photos: ‘The Poetess’ at Valletta Film Festival 2018”
Press: Lufthansa Inflight Magazine – Ranakpur, India. Image ©Jason Florio
‘This photo was taken at the Jain temple in Ranakpur, in Rajasthan, India. I like the idea that the photo leaves you wondering: Who is under that under turban?‘ Jason Florio @jasonflorio / @floriotravels – Instagram
Traditional Kankurangs, in motion, The Gambia, West Africa
Kankurangs of The Gambia – we happened upon this scene, whilst visiting old friends in Kembujeh, on our way back from Kanilai. We’ve been photographing these traditional masquerades for a number of years now, so it’s always great to happen across another version of the Kankurang; in the creative way that the boys use different kinds of materialsContinue reading “Traditional Kankurangs, in motion, The Gambia, West Africa”
