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‘Stelle Del Mare’ – Postcards from Malta, by Jason Florio

September 20, 2020documentary, photographyMalta, Mediterranean Sea, peoplejason florio Leave a comment

‘Stelle Del Mare’ frame #8 ‘The Philosophers, Stoned’ – Image ©Jason Florio

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‘Stelle Del Mare’ – The people, they arrive to you early seeking your silky salty comfort. Some are old men who trace the sign of the cross on their chests before submerging into you, some are looking to you to hide their inhibitions and sexual gamings, some are drunks seeking solace from an all-nighter. You do not discriminate and welcome all.

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 form of storytelling. This new ongoing series of ‘postcards’ from our Malta window and close by, onto the Mediterranean sea was born of the subconscious – a speechless full moon that nudges my conscious minds-eye to react – but whatever story there might be in the frame, is open to imagination, interpretation and meditation… Jason Florio – photographer/filmmaker

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In isolation between a ‘Rock and a Hot Place‘ - photojournalist Jason Florio, standing with his mum's dog, 'Space'. Image ©Helen Jones-Florio, April 2020 — In isolation between a ‘*Rock and a Hot Place‘* – photographer, Jason Florio, with his mum’s dog, ‘Space’. Our constant companion, during lockdown in the UK Image ©Helen Jones-Florio, April 2020

Current Location: September 2020 – Malta

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‘Stelle Del Mare’. Images ©Jason Florio, Mediterranean Life

August 18, 2020documentary, Jason Florio, photographyMalta, Mediterranean Sea, peoplejason florio Leave a comment

‘Stelle Del Mare’ (stars of the sea) – The people, they arrive to you early seeking your silky salty comfort. Some are old men who trace the sign of the cross on their chests before submerging into you, some are looking to you to hide their inhibitions and sexual gamings, some are drunks seeking solace from an all-nighter. You do not discriminate and welcome all.

‘Stelle D el Mare’

Featured/header image ‘Stelle del Mare’ ©Jason Florio – a group of men bathing in the Mediterranean Sea, Malta. See more @jasonflorio/Instagram

Current Location: AUGUST 2020 – Malta

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In isolation between a ‘Rock and a Hot Place’

April 14, 2020documentary, Jason Florio, photographyCOVID19, environmental photography, isolation, lockdown, Malta, people, portraits, West Africajason florio Leave a comment

In isolation between a ‘Rock and a Hot Place‘ – we arrived in the UK just over a month ago, for a short break from our assignments in The Gambia, West Africa. We had intended to head to the small island of Malta, which we have called our other home for the past five years. After this, we planned to return to The Gambia to continue our projects.

However, the days following our return to the UK Malta closed its airport, soon followed by The Gambia. So, we find ourselves grounded, literally, here in the UK at my mother’s house – waiting for the skies to open again. In the meantime, I watch her English country garden slowly break bud and bloom, and Helen as the light finds her in our roost above the barn – whilst, all the time wildly conscious of the struggle around us, the fight for life… Jason Florio