Back in The Gambia, West Africa – to make more #Portraits4PositiveChange

 

Back in The Gambia! Street scene through the windscreen of a taxi ©Helen Jones-Florio
Back in The Gambia! ©Helen Jones-Florio

 

‘Gambia, little Gambia…‘ we are back! Heading from the airport towards Bakau, with Buba Bah & Jason Florio

Check out why we are back:

 ‘Gambia – Victims, and Resisters of a Regime’ 
#Portraits4PositiveChange

 

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Magnum Photos + BJP Photography Workshop, London

 

Magnum Photos + BJP Photography workshop, London ©Jason Florio
Magnum Photos + BJP Photography workshop, London ©Jason Florio

 

Magnum Photos + BJP Photography Workshop, London – An inspiring weekend’s workshop: ‘NGOs Social Practice and Advocacy – Learn how to use storytelling for social change‘

Great brainstorming with esteemed editors, and colleagues, for our in-progress portrait project – ‘Gambia –Victims, and Resisters of a Regime‘ #Portraits4PositiveChange

Many thanks to Magnum Photos and LensCulture for the opportunity.

Jason Florio 

Magnum Photos + BJP Photography Workshop

 

Magnum Photos + BJP Photography workshop, London ©Jason Florio
Magnum Photos + BJP Photography workshop, London ©Jason Florio

 

 WE’LL BE Heading back to West Africa
November 30th, 2018

To carry on ‘Gambia – Victims, and Resisters of a Regime‘

#Portraits4PositiveChange.

Please check out our GoFundMe page.

Available for assignments – Contact here

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#Portraits4PositiveChange – GoFundMe: ‘Gambia – Victims, and Resisters of a Regime’ Jason Florio & Helen Jones-Florio

A peaceful vigil by families of victims of Yahya Jammeh's regime, to demand that the #Gambian government release the bodies of exhumed victims and to open a dialogue the families, #Banjul, The #Gambia ©Jason Florio
A peaceful vigil by families of victims of Yahya Jammeh’s regime, to demand that the Gambian government release the bodies of exhumed victims and to open a dialogue the families, Banjul, The Gambia ©Jason Florio.

 

Jason Florio & Helen Jones-Florio – photographers, and filmmakers

Huge thanks you to everyone who has donated and supported our GoFundMe campaign, so far – ‘Gambia – Victims and Resisters of a Regime‘, #Portraits4PositiveChange. The portraits we make will be used as tools of advocacy, and in exhibitions, to help bring the former dictator, Yahya Jammeh, to justice.

I believe that these stories must be told to ensure the greatest chance of achieving justice and reconciliation. GFM donor, T.Kellow

We are edging closer to reaching our GFM goal. Please share, and/or donate, if you can (every spare $5 will be greatly appreciated), be part of the change, and help us to carry on making an extensive, important, body of work, in The Gambia.

A work-in-progress…

See the portraits which have been produced, so far, in The Gambia (and Senegal) on Jason Florio’s website, floriophoto.com

Portrait: Fatoumatta Sandeng, daughter of murdered Gambian opposition leader, Solo Sandeng. She escaped into exile to Senegal after her father's murder in 2016 - at the hands of Yahya Jammeh's security forces - fearful that she would be targeted next ©Jason Florio
Fatoumatta Sandeng, daughter of murdered Gambian opposition leader, Solo Sandeng. She escaped into exile to Senegal after her father’s murder in 2016 – at the hands of Yahya Jammeh’s security forces – fearful that she would be targeted next ©Jason Florio.

‘Jason is making important work, again!’ GFM donor Julie Grahame/aCurator

Jason Florio photographs Ballo Kanteh - an ex-political prisoner, he shows the burns he suffered after melted plastic was dripped onto his skin by Jammeh's hit-squad, the Junglers. Kanteh spent 18-year detention at the notorious Mile 2 prison - for the first two years, he was held in solitary confinement in a pitch dark cell, which has permanently damaged his eyesight. Image © Helen Jones-Florio
Jason Florio photographs Ballo Kanteh – an ex-political prisoner, he shows the burns he suffered after melted plastic was dripped onto his skin by Jammeh’s hit-squad, the Junglers. Kanteh spent 18-year detention at the notorious Mile 2 prison – for the first two years, he was held in solitary confinement in a pitch dark cell, which has permanently damaged his eyesight. Image © Helen Jones-Florio

 

Heartfelt thanks, to everyone

The Florios ❤️

#Portraits4PositiveChange

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December 2018-January 2019

We will be in The Gambia, West Africa, end of November, and available for assignments in the region 

Please  contact us here or via Jason’s website

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We’re raising money: Jason Florio – photographer and filmmaker, at work, The Gambia, West Africa

 

Jason Florio Photographer Filmmaker, at work – Gambia Centre for Victims of Human Rights Violations ©Helen Jones-Florio
Jason Florio Photographer & Filmmaker, at work – Gambia Centre for Victims of Human Rights Violations ©Helen Jones-Florio

 

Huge thanks to everyone who has donated and supported our GoFundMe campaign, so far – ‘Gambia – Victims and Resisters of a Regime‘. We have a couple of weeks, to reach our goal. Please share, and/or donate (every spare $5 will be greatly appreciated) and help us to carry on making this important body of work… find out more on our GFM page.

Jason Florio & Helen Jones-Florio 

#Portraits4PositiveChange

‘Jason is making important work, again!’ donor Julie Grahame/aCurator

Work in progress – see the portraits that have been produced, to date, in the Gambia (and Senegal) on his website floriophoto.com

 

Sainey MK Marenah – a dissident Gambian journalist, jailed by Jammeh © Jason Florio, 2017 – Victims & Resisters of a Regime.
Sainey MK Marenah – a dissident Gambian journalist, jailed by Jammeh © Jason Florio, 2017 – Victims & Resisters of a Regime.

 

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GoFundMe: Gambia-Victims, and Resisters of a Regime – #Portraits4PositiveChange ©Jason Florio

 

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