Chris Mangion

Chris Mangion

Chris Mangion is MaltaToday’s photojournalist, joining the newspaper in 2013.

In 1995 his photos of the Um El Faroud tanker explosion at the Malta Drydocks were the first to reach the media, landing him his first job in the press at Independence Press (now Media.Link).

In 1996 he joined The People newspaper and in 1998 was awarded a Licentiate in Press and Public Relations Photography by the Masters Association UK, at 22 years of age the youngest photographer in Europe to achieve such a licentiate, at the time.

Mangion’s work has been published by the EPA, CNN, The Guardian and Demotix. Apart from commercial photography, Mangion also MotoGP and World Superbike races in Silverstone and Donington Park, and in Valencia, Spain. Commercial assignments for private companies too him to Tunisia, the Sahara Desert and Palma de Mallorca.

Articles by this author
Bulgarian boyfriend conditionally discharged over lovers' spat
Court & Police
Police help estranged husband rescue his former wife from the clutches of her ex-boyfriend.
Spaniard charged with vandalism
Court & Police
Two days after arriving on holiday in Malta, a Spanish youth is given a conditional discharge for vandalising cars in St Julian's.
Thief remanded in custody
Court & Police
Escapee remanded in custody
Court & Police
[SLIDESHOW] Man shot during hold-up outside MIA Skyparks, getaway car found in Gudja
Imprisoned after giving false details
Court & Police
Phone thief handed 12-month jail term
Court & Police
Family brawl ends with stabbing
Court & Police
Man charged with hitting Malian with a shovel
Court & Police
Chef charged with biting police officer
Court & Police
Paceville revellers get suspended sentence for disobeying police
Six months imprisonment after threats to former wife
Court & Police
Photos show injuries suffered by Gozo man accused of running over his assailant
Police sergeant’s shirt worth a ‘mere fiver’, court hears