Gil Stunner

Gil Stunner From Wrenches 🔧 to Lenses 📸
New York Photographer & Storyteller
Crafting bold, visual shocks with every click. What’s your story? 👊🏼

Hey there, motorhead and art enthusiasts! I’m Gil Stunner, the man behind the lens capturing the raw beauty and intricate details of people, cars, motorcycles, and abstracts. Born in the picturesque landscapes of Lebanon, I now call the bustling New York area home.

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On their way through another school day in Sierra Leone.Their school uniform motto across the back sais it all: “Quest f...
09/06/2026

On their way through another school day in Sierra Leone.
Their school uniform motto across the back sais it all:
“Quest for Knowledge.”

A small roadside observation from the JOKANDA series.

Resilient Innocence, a chapter from JOKANDA.

School uniforms, roadside encounters, family work, villages and the coast. These were children I met while traveling through Sierra Leone with Dr. Hawa during our humanitarian work with SLI and Doctors Without Borders.

Some were heading to school. Some were helping their families. Some simply noticed the guy with the camera and decided to investigate.

There was no production behind these photographs and very little direction. I photographed the people and situations I came across as they were.

JOKANDA began from that trip and has since become one of the most recognized bodies of my work, with photographs from the series recognized by National Geographic and awarded through 1x.

And once again, credit where it belongs: Dr. Hawa brought me there. Without him taking me along on that mission, none of this work exists.

STONE BREAKERBreaking rock by hand for construction in Sierra Leone. I got tired watching him do the work in a sea of ro...
09/06/2026

STONE BREAKER

Breaking rock by hand for construction in Sierra Leone. I got tired watching him do the work in a sea of rocks and no machinery!

This was the same area where I photographed children helping their families gather, move and sort stone. Seeing the adults doing the work gave the Resilient Innocence images a lot more context.

Photographed while traveling through Sierra Leone with Dr. Hawa during our humanitarian mission with SLI and Doctors Without Borders.

JOKANDA - Sierra Leone, West Africa.

RESILIENT INNOCENCEFrom the JOKANDA series - Sierra Leone, West AfricaTwo boys I met near a construction site in Sierra ...
09/06/2026

RESILIENT INNOCENCE
From the JOKANDA series - Sierra Leone, West Africa

Two boys I met near a construction site in Sierra Leone. They were helping their uncle move broken stones in buckets while the work carried on around them.

There was no production behind these photographs and very little direction. I photographed the people and situations I came across as they were.

JOKANDA began from that trip and has since become one of the most recognized bodies of my work, with photographs from the series recognized by National Geographic and awarded through 1x.

And once again, credit where it belongs: Dr. Hawa brought me there. Without him taking me along on that mission, none of this work exists.

Resilient Innocence - a chapter from JOKANDA.She was helping her uncle move stones from a construction site, one bucket ...
09/06/2026

Resilient Innocence - a chapter from JOKANDA.

She was helping her uncle move stones from a construction site, one bucket at a time. Then she stopped long enough for a portrait.

There was no production behind these photographs and very little direction. I photographed the people and situations I came across as they were.

JOKANDA began from that trip and has since become one of the most recognized bodies of my work, with photographs from the series recognized by National Geographic and awarded through 1x.

And once again, credit where it belongs: Dr. Hawa brought me there. Without him taking me along on that mission, none of this work exists.

09/05/2026

BTS for Nili Lotan Men’s Editorial 2026 fashion shoot in Lower East Side with my Mercedes Benz… it turned out to be badass! Here’s some before and after snaps of how it went and what was published ;)

F26 Men’s Editorial
Photographer/Styling Lead: Simon Elmalem simonell
Videographer: Grayson Kohs
Male Model: Fernando Albaladejo .albaladejo ,
Grooming: Stefano Greco ,
Photo Support: Ben Abarbanel , Gili Benita ,
Video Support: Stephen Cullina
Styling Support: Lindsay Lathrop , Sofia Naranj
Production: Katherine Groft
Special Thanks to Veloce Pictures.

The Balloon Boy by the CoastJOKANDA - Roadside Portraits began during my humanitarian mission in Sierra Leone, West Afri...
09/04/2026

The Balloon Boy by the Coast

JOKANDA - Roadside Portraits began during my humanitarian mission in Sierra Leone, West Africa with Saving Lives Initiative Saving Lives Initiatives and Doctors Without Borders.

What started as photographs made between clinics, villages and roadside stops became one of the bodies of work that defined my documentary photography. The series has since been recognized by National Geographic, awarded by 1X, exhibited and documented across publications and interviews.

JOKANDA Roadside PortraitsSierra Leone, West AfricaA visual narrative of the many faces I came across while moving throu...
09/04/2026

JOKANDA
Roadside Portraits
Sierra Leone, West Africa

A visual narrative of the many faces I came across while moving through the country during my humanitarian work with Saving Lives Initiative and Doctors Without Borders.

JOKANDA began during my humanitarian mission in Sierra Leone with Saving Lives Initiative and Doctors Without Borders.

Between clinics, villages, roadside stops and long drives across the country, I kept photographing the people I met along the way. Some were patients, some were families, some were workers, fishermen, children, vendors or simply people who happened to cross my path.

The series was never meant to document one specific event. It became a record of the people around the mission and the everyday life surrounding it.

Most of these portraits were made quickly, often with very little direction. A conversation, a look permission to make the photograph, then back to whatever they were doing.

JOKANDA: Roadside Portraits is a continuation of that body of work “Less explanation, more observation!”

The series has since been recognized by National Geographic, awarded by 1X, exhibited and documented across publications and interviews.

And none of it happens without Dr. Hawa Nadim Hawa He brought me with him on this trip, opened the doors, took me into the places where the work was happening, and gave me the chance to see Sierra Leone beyond the obvious. Without him, there is no JOKANDA. Simple as that.

Floats, rope and fishing net piled up on the rocks before another morning on the water. Along Sierra Leone’s coast, thes...
09/01/2026

Floats, rope and fishing net piled up on the rocks before another morning on the water.

Along Sierra Leone’s coast, these float lines help keep sections of the fishing nets near the surface while the rest of the net does the dirty work below.

Another piece of the homemade marine engineering department.

The Boats That Feed Sierra Leone in West Africa

Fisherman’s Landing in West Africa Nets, floats, hand-built boats and whatever repairs survived yesterday. Before sunris...
08/30/2026

Fisherman’s Landing in West Africa

Nets, floats, hand-built boats and whatever repairs survived yesterday. Before sunrise, this mess gets sorted, loaded and dragged back toward the Atlantic.

Across Sierra Leone and much of coastal West Africa, these traditional wooden boats—often broadly referred to as pirogues—are working machines, not weekend toys. Built locally from timber, they come in different sizes and setups: paddles, simple sails, or small outboards depending on the job and what the owner can afford.

For coastal communities they handle artisanal fishing, moving people, hauling fish, food and supplies between villages, and connecting places where road transport isn’t always practical. Hulls get repaired, repainted, renamed and put straight back to work. Nothing fancy. Just a very old transportation system still doing a very serious job.

Early morning on the Sierra Leone coast: fishermen sorting nets, checking the boats and getting ready to head back into ...
08/29/2026

Early morning on the Sierra Leone coast: fishermen sorting nets, checking the boats and getting ready to head back into the Atlantic.

Their Wharf is make shift timber, rope, patched nets and a boat that has is still working harder than a tacoma in a desert and most pickup trucks.

These little working boats are fishing rigs, cargo haulers and coastal lifelines all at once.

The Boats That Feed Sierra Leone.🇸🇱

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