#369 PHOTOWALK: AFRICA AWAITS US
This week, I’m walking just west of London with the award-winning photojournalist and friend of the show, Jason Florio. It’s a show of two halves as we talk about becoming a photojournalist, including getting on the wrong side of a Taliban virtue unit, spending time with Mother Theresa one moment, and Keith Richards the next! In the ‘second half’ we informally launch 2024’s expedition to West Africa. If you’d like to register your interest for the adventure, email the show.
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REFERENCES AND GALLERIES FROM TODAY’S SHOW
Isak Tiner, photographer and director based in New York.
Peter Robbins, Cowboy artist and photographer, responsible for Jason’s introduction to photography.
Richard Avedon, In the American West newspaper article.
Max Vadukal, a British photographer based in New York, recognised for his art reportage photography, which he describes as, “taking reality and making it into art.”
Pepe Escobar, a Brazilian journalist and geopolitical analyst.
Hunter Thompson explains the definition of ‘gonzo journalism’.
Jason Florio’s episode aired in 2020 where he recounts in detail the day he photographed 9/11 in progress. Warning, there are some graphic descriptions and sounds from the day.
Jason elaborates on his work in West Africa photographing and telling the story of the end of dictatorship in The Gambia.
Sir. Richard Burton and Mungo Park, the explorers referenced in the programme today.
JASON FLORIO
Photographs copyright Jason Florio. Not to be reproduced or used without express permission from the photographer.
