Jan-Joseph Stok

  • Jan-Joseph Stok
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Film director, Photographer, Journalist
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Dutch photojournalist and filmmaker.


Jan-Joseph Stok (40) is a Dutch photojournalist who grew up in France.

After obtaining a Master in Photojournalism and Documentary photography at the London College of Communication, he specialised in background stories about conflict and post-conflict zones. For more than 15 years, he has been working on the African continent in more than 26 countries such as DR Congo, Somalia, Darfur (Sudan) and Mali. He has worked extensively in Congo since 2005, he has been more than 30 times to DR Congo and worked nearly in every province and covered a

wide range of topics for the Dutch and international press. He has trained local photographers in Nigeria, Congo, Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda. He is co-author of two journalistic books: Bloodmobiles, Coltan in Congo (with Seada-Nourhussen) and Welcome to Darfur, this is our life; (with Elwin Verheggen). He has received several awards, such as Best Photojournalist of the Year under 30 in 2006 (canon prize) at the Zilveren Camera. In 2008, his picture of Laurent N'kunda dressed in his

suit taken at his home was awarded best foreign picture of the year in the Netherlands (at the Zilveren Camera). He is a member of the photo agency Hans Lucas (in France) and De Beeldunie (in the Netherlands).

Source:
www.cheincongo.com/about-us/4586582736

Partners

  • Arterial network
  • Media, Sports and Entertainment Group (MSE)
  • Gens de la Caraïbe
  • Groupe 30 Afrique
  • Alliance Française VANUATU
  • PACIFIC ARTS ALLIANCE
  • FURTHER ARTS
  • Zimbabwe : Culture Fund Of Zimbabwe Trust
  • RDC : Groupe TACCEMS
  • Rwanda : Positive Production
  • Togo : Kadam Kadam
  • Niger : ONG Culture Art Humanité
  • Collectif 2004 Images
  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
  • Bénincultures / Editions Plurielles
  • Africiné
  • Afrilivres

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