Back in The Gambia, West Africa – on assignment

Jason Florio, filming, wading in the Atlantic Ocean, The Gambia ©Helen Jones-Florio
Photographer, Jason Florio, filming, wading in the Atlantic Ocean, The Gambia ©Helen Jones-Florio

 

It’s always good to be back on the ‘Smiling Coast‘ – there is a lot going on in the #NewGambia. More news soon…

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Jason Florio, filming in Serrekunda, The Gambia, West Africa © Helen Jones-Florio
Jason Florio, filming in Serrekunda, The Gambia, West Africa © Helen Jones-Florio   

 

See more about our Gambia travels, assignments, expeditions, and more...

Magnum Photography Awards Winners / LensCulture Exhibition, London, UK

L-R: Jim Casper (LensCulture), David Hurn (Magnum Photos), Jason Florio (Magnum Photography Awards Winner, 2017), Millie Casper (LensCulture) – The Photographers Gallery, London, Oct 12th ©Helen Jones-Florio
L-R: David Hurn (Magnum Photos),Jim Casper (LensCulture), Jason Florio (Magnum Photography Awards Winner, 2017), Millie Casper (LensCulture) – The Photographers Gallery, London, Oct 12th ©Helen Jones-Florio
L-R: Jim Casper (LensCulture), David Hurn (Magnum Photos), Jason Florio (Magnum Photography Awards Winner, 2017), Millie Casper (LensCulture) – The Photographers Gallery, London, Oct 12th ©Helen Jones-Florio

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.

Jason Florio 'Destination Europe' The Media Wall Exhibition, The Photographers Gallery, London ©Helen Jones-Florio
Jason Florio ‘Destination Europe’ The Media Wall Exhibition, The Photographers Gallery, London ©Helen Jones-Florio

 

Magnum Photography Awards Winner 2017 - Ramona Decker talks to Jim Casper, LensCulture, The Photographers Gallery, London
Magnum Photography Awards Winner 2017 – Ramona Decker talks to Jim Casper, LensCulture, The Photographers Gallery, London ©Helen Jones-Florio

 

Check Florio’s ‘Destination Europe‘ series on his website: floriophoto.com

Press: The Guardian - images © Jason Florio 'Destination Europe' Magnum Photography Awards 2017 - Photojournalism Winner
Press: The Guardian – images © Jason Florio ‘Destination Europe’ Magnum Photography Awards 2017

 

‘An Inconvenient Truth’ Al Gore – image ©Jason Florio

'An Inconvenient Truth' Al Gore book - image © Jason Florio
‘An Inconvenient Truth’ Al Gore – Farmer, Poco Boch, Mexico – image © Jason Florio

Photographers Gallery London – Magnum Photography Awards/LensCulture Exhibition 9-18 Oct

Magnum and LensCulture Photography Awards, 2017 at the Photographers Gallery London – on the Media Wall, 9-18th October 2017.

Bangladeshi and Pakistani migrants wait to be evacuated from the fetid hold of a smuggler’s boat off the coast of Libya. © Jason Florio/MOAS. Photojournalism Series Winner, Magnum Photography Awards 2017.
Bangladeshi and Pakistani migrants wait to be evacuated from the fetid hold of a smuggler’s boat off the coast of Libya. © Jason Florio/MOAS. Photojournalism Series Winner, Magnum Photography Awards 2017.
‘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

 

The Photographers Gallery, London - Magnum Photography Award winners exhibition 2017
The Photographers Gallery, London – Magnum Photography Award winners exhibition 2017
Argus Paul Estabrook, South Korea
Lissa Rivera, United States
Jason Florio, United Kingdom
Medina Dugger, Nigeria
Daniel Shipp, Australia
Nick Hannes, Belgium
Artur Zdral, Poland
Szymon Barylski, Ireland
Britta Jaschinski, United Kingdom
Ellie Davies, United Kingdom
Retam Kumar Shaw, India

 

Jason Florio – VQR Prize for Photography, 2016, ‘Out of the Sea’
Jason Florio – VQR Prize for Photography, 2016, ‘Out of the Sea’

 

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’