We can hardly wait to get back down to West Africa, to carry on working on our personal projects – one of which is a photographic anthology of the traditional masquerades of The Gambia, West Africa.
As a photography producer, my work takes place behind-the-scenes of assignments, ensuring that everything runs as smoothly as possible for and during shoot days – often a lengthy process from pre through to post production. Perks of the job? Watching Jason Florio at work – his knack of putting all those he works with so quickly at ease is continually inspiring – you can see, from the end results, how well he does this. There is another aspect of our work together, which I enjoy in equal measure – watching the fascination, amusement and, often, bemusement on the faces of those people you don’t see in the final edit… those outside of the frame.
Don’t get too close to the ‘Fairies’! Banjul, The Gambia
Here comes the bride – Banjul, The Gambia
On guard! Banjul, The Gambia
There is a photographer somewhere in this photograph – Banjul, The Gambia, West Africa
There is always time to interact with the kids – Kembujeh village, The Gambia
Locals stay well clear of ‘The Hunter’ – Kembujeh village, The Gambia
Street photography -Banjul, The Gambia, West Africa
Jason’s camera is loaned to a budding photographer – from a Malian masquerade group, Banjul, The Gambia
I do, however, think that I can safely add ‘security person’ to my résumé now – when on so many of our shoots, I regularly have to keep thirty curious kids from jumping in front, gesticulating madly (double thumbs up, gangsta style backwards peace sign, and smart military-like salutes, being the top three), of Jason’s lens!
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