Born in the Netherlands in 1978, Jan-Joseph Stok has been working in Africa for more than 10 years, covering mainly conflict zones or post-conflict zones. From 2008 until 2011 he has worked as one of the Africa/conflict photographer for the Dutch newspaper Trouw and his work has been been widely published internationally, covering countries like Darfur, Somalia, Chad, Congo, Nigeria.. In January 2006, Stok was awarded "Best photojournalist of the year under 30' in the Netherlands at the Zilveren Camera. Also in 2006, while Stok was based in London for one year, he continued to work as a freelancer while completing a Master in Photojournalism and Documentary Photography at the London College of Communication. 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. These days, Stok spends most of his time abroad on assignment in Africa for Newspapers and magazines, traveling regularly to the Democratic Republic of Congo and to other African countries.

Jan-Joseph has produced two journalistic books: Welkom in Darfur, dit is ons leven (2009, co-auteur: Elwin Verheggen, Kit Publishers) and Blood Mobiles, Bloed mobieltjes, Coltan in Congo, 2011, Co-auteur: Seada Nourhussen, Africa Editor of Trouw, Kit publishers). His photos have been exhibited widely in European Galleries.

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