Media: ‘Can military-style tactics help save the African rhino?’ The Sydney Morning Herald

Rhino relocation, South Africa - image ©Jason Florio.  The Sydney Morning Herald
Media: Rhino relocation, South Africa – image ©Jason Florio. The Sydney Morning Herald

 

The goal is to repopulate them where they have been decimated, in countries including Rwanda, Zambia, and Botswana

Images © Jason Florio / Words by Todd Pitock – The Sydney Morning Herald

‘These magnificent beasts are facing annihilation from ruthless poachers, but environmentalists hope that military-style operations to move the animals across borders may help save the species.’ – read/see more in The Sydney Morning Herald.

Related: Smithsonian Magazine & Vimeo

 

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CURRENTLY IN MALTA – COVERING EUROPE AND AFRICA
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Doors and Facades

Derelict facade of an old house of character, Triq San Pawl, Bormla, Malta © Helen Jones-Florio
Derelict facade of an old house of character, Triq San Pawl, Bormla, Malta © Helen Jones-Florio

 

I’ll be updating, on a regular basis, my ‘Disappearing Malta‘ series on the ‘Doors and Facades’ page.

First post on the new page:

On one of my many island rambles, the other day, to find more doors and facades to photograph, I jumped onto one of the small local boats that ferry people from the Grand HarborValletta, on the short ride over to the Three Cities.

Walking around the narrow back streets of Bormla (also known as Cospicua), whilst photographing an old door, of the many derelict houses in the area, I was approached by two very young girls – around 6 and 9 years old, respectively. ‘You like this door?’ the older of the two said. ‘Come, I will show you more…’

this is where my grandfather lived when he was a boy’, my unintended chaperone told me… read/ see more on Doors and Facades

ld red door, Bormla, Malta ©Helen Jones-Florio
Old red door, Bormla, Malta ©Helen Jones-Florio

 

I hope you that you will stop by

Helen Jones-Florio

Helen Jones-Florio, Valletta vintage storefront ©Jason Florio
Helen Jones-Florio, Valletta vintage storefront ©Jason Florio

 

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A Prince in Cape Town – young LGBT asylum seeker from Zimbabwe in Cape Town

A film by Jason Florio & Zane Dedlow for International HIV/AIDS Alliance

 

A Prince in Cape Town: Being a young LGBT asylum seeker

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people are often forced to flee their home country to escape discrimination and violence only to face an uncertain future as undocumented migrants with no access to health care services… read more at International HIV/AIDS Alliance.

Prince January, at home in a township in South Africa - portrait © Jason Florio
Prince January at home in a township in Cape Town – portrait © Jason Florio

 

August 2018
Currently in Malta – covering Europe and Africa
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Free screening: ‘We Never Gave Up – stories of courage in Gambia’, August 13th, London

"We Never Gave Up: Stories of Courage in Gambia" free doc screening, Aug 13th, London. Poster Image © Helen Jones-Florio (inside Mile2 prison) "We Never Gave Up: Stories of Courage in Gambia" free doc screening, Aug 13th, London. Image © Helen Jones-Florio (inside Mile2 prison)
“We Never Gave Up: Stories of Courage in Gambia” free doc screening, Aug 13th, London. Image © Helen Jones-Florio (inside Mile2 prison)
Watch the trailer on Vimeo - documentary 'We Never Gave Up-stories of courage in Gambia'
Watch the full documentary on  Vimeo – ‘We Never Gave Up-stories of courage in Gambia’
Ever wondered what it was like to be a human rights defender in GAMBIA during Yahya Jammeh’s regime?

For more details about the free screening of the full documentary, in London – and how to register – please visit Amnesty Internationals twitter feed.

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