Gambian ‘Photos Tell Stories’ photography workshop students receive their certificates

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Silicon Institute, Soma, The Gambia, West Africa

A selection of images of the ‘Photos Tell Stories‘ school students, from various towns and villages around The Gambia, West Africa, showing off their Certificates of Attendance – which each student received after completion of their photography workshop with photographer and tutor, Jason Florio, and producer, Helen Jones-Florio.

Huge thanks to Josh Shrager, Papa Njie, and all at the US Embassy, Banjul, for partnering with ‘Photos Tell Stories: teaching photography – a visual language

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Tote bag design by ‘Jekkah – African inspired clothing‘ – made in The Gambia
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Aila Senior Secondary School, Kembujeh, The Gambia, West Africa
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Catherine Mahoney, St Joseph Senior Secondary School, Kombos, The Gambia, West Africa
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Ya Ida Drammeh, SBEC International School, Kombos, The Gambia, West Africa
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Sally Asamoah, Aila Senior Secondary School, Kembujeh, The Gambia, West Africa
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Kadjiatou Jawara, Imam Malick Islamic School, Kombos, The Gambia, West Africa
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Muhammed Sinera, Imam Malick Islamic School, Kombos, The Gambia, West Africa
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Farafenni Senior Secondary School, Farafenni, The Gambia, West Africa
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St Martins School, Kartong, The Gambia, West Africa
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Florence Ampong, Principal, St Joseph Senior Secondary School, Kombos, The Gambia, West Africa
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Gerald Sowah, St Joseph Senior Secondary School, Kombos, The Gambia, West Africa

We are now working on an exhibition, to be held in The Gambia, of the students work…news on this coming soon.

We have so much more to share with you. So, please check in again to see more of the students work. In the meantime, if you would like to check out the students work we have uploaded so far, please click on ‘Students Work‘ and ‘Teaching the Art of Portrait Photography

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Image © Ya Ida Drammeh

 

If you are interested in booking a Photos Tell Stories photography workshop with us, or a presentation of the work from our West Africa travels: ‘River Gambia Expedition‘ and ‘A Short Walk in the Gambian Bush‘, please click here for more details.

Thanks, as ever, for stopping by

The Florios – Jason & Helen

Photos Tell Stories

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Jason Florio & Helen Jones-Florio, Photoville, NY, 2013. Image © Chris Bartlett

Published by Jason Florio & Helen Jones-Florio

Award-winning photographer, filmmaker, and writer, Jason Florio (floriophoto.com), and photographer, producer, videographer and writer, Helen Jones-Florio http://www.rivergambiaexpedition.com/ http://930kmafricanodyssey.tumblr.com/ https://www.facebook.com/floriophotostellstories Twitter @floriophotonNYC Instagram https://www.instagram.com/floriotravels/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jasonflorio/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/florio_gallery/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/doors_facades_florio/

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