Focused on capturing stories about the environment, Jordi Jon is a documentary photographer and journalist from Barcelona.

He is one of the founders of MÓN, an environmental journalism organization. His interest in documentary work began during his visual journalism studies, covering a range of human, psychological, and climate-related stories. As a National Geographic Explorer, his work has been exhibited and published internationally, with projects on desertification in Spain or the oil crisis in Albania, featured in countries including Spain, France, Switzerland, the United States, Finland, Germany, India, and Bangladesh.

Jordi Jon - a young man with dark shoulder-length hair, not looking directly into the camera

Basic information

Name
Jordi Jon
Title
Journalist and documentary photographer
Country
Spain
City
Barcelona
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Supported projects

Governance Failures Fuel Wildfire Crisis in Southern Europe

  • Climate
  • Environment

ATHENS/FARO/AGRIGENTO – Wildfires in Europe have become more frequent and devastating. From lagging prevention and disaster response in Greece, to the mismanagement and legal loopholes that in Italy fuel arson, to the post-wildfire economy in Spain that impedes ecological restoration, to Portugal's paper industry that hinder fire management for its own financial gain, this investigation sheds light on the reasons behind these disasters. 

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