Press - Jason Florio: Trial International - Portraits fo the victims of Yahya Jammeh, ex-president of The Gambia TRIAL International - PUTTING FACES ON THE LOVED ONES OF DISAPPEARED PERSONS. Images ©Jason Florio/Helen Jones-Florio A young girl, whose father was reduced to a picture on a...
Elizabeth Avedon Blog: Helen Jones-Florio Doors and Storefronts, The Gambia + Malta. Many thanks to Elizebeth for featuring my work - my passion for doors, and storefronts, from my #GambiaDoors and #DisappearingMalta ongoing series. See more on her blog: Elizabeth Avedon Blog Speaking of Portals reminded...
Podcast: Neale James at Photography Daily Show talks to Helen Jones-Florio about Instagram and her #GambiaDoors and #DisappearingMalta longterm project...
CAP PRIZE 2021 SHORTLIST: We are truly honoured to be on the CAP Prize shortlist – The Contemporary African Photography Prize – with our ongoing series, ‘Gambia-victims, and resisters’ ‘Gambia – victims, and resisters’ The Gambia, West Africa, is a popular winter-sun holiday destination, but many tourists are not...
African Film Festival, New York, 2021: 'I Cannot Bury My Father' documentary - 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...
'Boy with Sequined Face', West Africa. Photography Prints from the award-winning 'Makasutu' series of portraits. Image ©Jason Florio Buy beautiful, eclectic, fine art photography prints by Jason Florio - a multi-award-winning photographer and filmmaker. Here at the helenjonesflorio.com gallery, we have been proudly selling Florio's...
The Day The Towers Fell – my 9/11 journey In August 2001 I went to Afghanistan to photograph a war – all was quiet. But when I returned to my home in New York City, in early September, the war came to me.Jason Florio. Full...
I have spent years on the road attempting to tell the stories of others. In this time of COVID ‘lockdowns’ and seemingly unending up-endings of our lives, I have needed to slip into a more contemplative state; looking for a less literal and more visceral...
Doors of New York City - photography and watercolors: I'm thrilled to see artist, @Aquagringo's, rendition of a couple of my doors, from my @doors_helenjonesflorio series. https://www.instagram.com/p/B2Tu0OrH5Wi/ Doors of New York City - photography & watercolors: Image © Helen Jones-Florio https://www.instagram.com/p/B8UJtgvpvCZ/ Doors of New York City -...
A short documentary about the 56 West African migrants forcibly disappeared and killed in 2005 in Gambia by security forces on orders of ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh. Director/Producer Nana-Jo Ndow/ANEKED, Director of Photography, Jason Florio...