‘Destination Europe’ ICP- With great thanks, Helene Greenberg-Wyman Contemporary, New York. A selection of 10 photography prints from my long term award-winning body of work ‘Destination Europe’ – documenting the migration crisis in the Mediterranean sea (2015-16) – will become part of the permanent collection of International Centre of Photography Museum (ICP), New York City. ‘The […]
American Photography 34 Slideshow – image ©Jason Florio – ‘Destination Europe‘. Shell-shocked West African migrants on board the rescue boat, in the Mediterranean Sea, as their rubber dinghy is set on fire in the background, to prevent the smugglers (who followed them) reusing it. Congratulations to all the photographers who were eventually chosen. Instagram – @jasonflorio […]
LensCulture: I would imagine that meeting your Gambian friend’s son must have been one of the most touching moments for you. How did you react? Did you call his family together? Jason Florio: On a number of occasions, I met rescued Gambians on the MOAS ship and then quickly realized that we had friends and […]
IRIN NEWS – Gambian migrants in Sicilian camp. Interview footage and images ©Jason Florio