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CAP Prize 2021 Winners Announced – including ‘Gambia-victims, and resisters’

CAP Prize Winners 2021: (L) A man sits behind the wheel of his disused taxi - seen through the windscreen. (R) A nighttime street view, with people walking, silhouetted against street lights. Images © Jason Florio / Helen Jones-Florio 'Gambia-victims, and resisters'

The CAP Prize is directed at photographers whose work engages with the African continent or its diaspora. It consists of a series of exhibitions produced in collaboration with major photography festivals in Africa and the rest of the world.⠀2021 Winners: Aàdesokan, Katel Delia, Jason Florio, Fabrice Monteiro, Joseph Obanubi

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TRIAL: The Victims of Enforced Disappearances. Images ©Jason Florio/Helen Jones-Florio

Trial International - a group portrait of a Ghanaian family whose son was murdered by Gambian security forces. Image ©Jason Florio/Helen Jones-Florio

TRIAL- International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, 2021. Images by Jason Florio & Helen Jones-Florio, taken from their long-term multimedia series, ‘Gambia-victims, and Resisters’ The Victims of Enforced Disappearances It’s not uncommon for States to do away with bothersome individuals and ensure their grip on the people by threatening them of sudden disappearance.Continue reading “TRIAL: The Victims of Enforced Disappearances. Images ©Jason Florio/Helen Jones-Florio”

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‘I Cannot Bury My Father’ documentary – African Film Festival, New York, 2021

Poster advertising the screening of 'I Cannot Bury My Father' short documentary at the African Film Festival, New York. Director of Photography - Jason Florio

‘I Cannot Bury My Father’, African Film Festival – In 2005, Gambian dictator Yahya Jammeh murdered 56 West African migrants out of fear they were mercenaries intending to overthrow him. The disappearance of their slain bodies robbed families of healing and closure by being unable to bury their loved ones. Isaac Mensah, one of the victim’s sons, shares the emotional toll of this atrocity and his quest for answers…

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Friday Photo: The Mosque, Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana

A man walks down the street towards the mosque, Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana. Image ©Jason Florio

The Mosque, Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana. Image © Jason Florio Current Location: AUGUST 2020 – Malta Assignment queries, and image licensing – Contact here floriophoto.com Motion Instagram @jasonfloriorio @floriophotos / @jasonflorio_photoprints floriophotoNYC – Twitter Jason Florio Photojournalist– FB Fine Art Prints helenjonesflorio.com – Gallery