‘In the fetid bowels the last of an estimated 200 people that were below deck on a fishing boat carrying 416, wait for the rescue team to evacuate them. Many of them were Bangladeshis, who had lived in Libya as skilled guest workers until the security situation made it untenable to remain, forcing themContinue reading “Wednesday Photo: Bangladeshi and Pakistani migrants in the lower decks of an overcrowded people-smuggling fishing boat”
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PRESS: ‘Portraits of a Rescue on the Mediterranean’ images by Jason Florio – VQR
In doing so, with more than 100 subjects, Florio has created a humanizing counterpoint to the images that have dominated the narrative of the migration crisis so far. “I know it sounds cliché, but I felt these portraits were an effective way to find the individual in the whole mess. All the images ofContinue reading “PRESS: ‘Portraits of a Rescue on the Mediterranean’ images by Jason Florio – VQR”
Moto-Taxi boys – Labé’s got style, Guinea-Conakry, West Africa
Decemeber 2012: ‘Labé, the capital of Guinea-Conakry, up in the Fouta Djallon, is motorcycle city, overrun with thousands of Chinese-made bikes – and ‘moto taxis’ are the way to travel, carrying a minimum of 2-3 passengers a piece. As we walked around the town, we had to constantly dart out of the way as aContinue reading “Moto-Taxi boys – Labé’s got style, Guinea-Conakry, West Africa”
23 AFAR Photographers You Need to Follow on Instagram Right Now – #11 Floriotravels
Big thanks to AFAR Magazine, and Maggie Fuller, for including our Floriotravels Instagram page in their list of 23 photographers to follow. ‘What to expect from his Instagram: Florio and his wife, photography and expedition producer Helen Jones-Florio, share their Instagram. It’s a mix of the snapshot travels of two photographers and deep, emotional looks into someContinue reading “23 AFAR Photographers You Need to Follow on Instagram Right Now – #11 Floriotravels”
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