Exhibition News:'Hidden Gambia - a visual journey to the heart of The Gambia' as seen through the eyes of Gambian, and Gambia-based, photographers and filmmakers. Masterclass and one-one mentoring by Jason Florio, award-winning photographer and filmmaker, and producer, Helen Jones-Florio for the International Trade Centre/Andandorr...
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...
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...
Gambia Doors - I have a slight obsession with doors and storefronts. These images form part of a much wider collection of photographs of doors and storefronts from The Gambia. Wherever I travel to, for work or play, the collection gets bigger! #DisappearingMalta is also...
Tuesday 24th March, 2020: The first day of the UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson’s lockdown to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. In Central London the streets were abnormally quiet, it felt as if nearly all of society had been sieved away, and only...
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...
Disappearing New York - on a recent trip back to New York, walking around our old neighbourhood of Greenwich Village, since my previous visit, I was struck by the dramatic change in the landscape of the city. ...
The #DisappearingMalta photography prints series is my attempt to capture an important part of the history of the tiny Mediterranean island, much of which, sadly, is being demolished in the name of development. All images ©Helen Jones-Florio ...
Gender equality 2019 - At the beginning of the 21st century, our world still didn’t get rid of the different evaluation between the genders. Our campaign’s purpose is to draw attention to this important issue of humanity and bring about the importance of change, with...
Stories Behind DoorsGambia, West Africa - 'Well come to No.4', Yundum Army Barracks, The Gambia - this door, to a Gambian soldiers quarters, overlooks the site on the camp where the bodies of seven murdered soldiers were exhumed. The soldiers were murdered by soldiers loyal...