Through dance, poetry, music, theatre and traditional arts, the Liberia Peace and Cultural Festival saw 40,000 people from different cultural, linguistic and ethnic groups coming together to celebrate peace in a country that experienced 14 years of conflict.
Jonathan Banks is an award-winning photographer with over 20 years’experience in commercial and media photography. Jonathan Banks studied under the prolific artist John Blakemore, and graduated from the University of Derby with a BA honours in Photographic Studies. He cut his teeth in editorial photography freelancing for The Daily Telegraphand various agencies. With a change in the market Jonathan diversified into photographing for corporate clients but maintained a hand in the editorial market by supplying a number of international magazines. Jonathan has always worked with NGOs
Awards Shortlisted for the Sony World Photography Awards in 2015
WINNER of the 10th International Color Awards in the "Architecture" 2017
July 2014 Jonathan Banks is a Gold Winner in the nature category of the 2014 Px3 Awards
February 2014 Jonathan Banks comes wins 2nd place for the "spontaneous moments" category for the World In Focus Travel Photography Contest 2014
February 2017 - “One Eyeland” announced the 2016 award winners. Two of my entries won in the “People – Culture” and “Editorial – War / Conflict” categories
25 January 2012 Jonathan Banks wins the spontaneous category in the PDN "World in Focus" awards and is currently featured in the PDN Magazine.
September 2010 Jonathan Banks was voted best in the FOTO8 Summer Show in the People's Choice Awards
Dec 2009 Jonathan Banks came runner up in the Travel Photographer of the Year - Festivals
Various nominations and honorable mentions in the Black and White Spider Awards, International Color Awards, Lensculture Awards, Minds Eye - All About Photography Awards, Magnum Photography Awards 2016 and International Photography Awards
