#GambiaDoors – doors and storefronts, from a small West African country

Posted byJason Florio & Helen Jones-FlorioPosted inHELEN JONES-FLORIO, PHOTOBLOGTags:, , ,
#GambiaDoors - a brightly coloured curtain blows in the doorway of a local bar, a Becks beer sign above the door, painted red with Coca Cola written on the wall, Banjul, The Gambia ©Helen Jones-Florio

#GambiaDoors and storefronts, from the small the West African country of The Gambia. Curtains play a big part in covering the entrances of many doorways, here in Gambia, used for shade from the unrelenting sub-Saharan sun, to keep the flies out, and, often simply, to add colour and decoration.

#GambiaDoors - a lace curtain hanging in the doorway of a local barber shop, with posters depicting haircuts, Brufut, The Gambia. Image ©Helen Jones-Florio
#GambiaDoors – a local barber shop, Brufut, The Gambia. Image ©Helen Jones-Florio

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#GambiaDoors - a patterned curtain hanging in the doorway of a building in Kanifing, The Gambia. Image ©Helen Jones-Florio
#GambiaDoors – the curtained entrance to a building a the Police Intervention Unit (PIU) Kanifing, The Gambia. Image ©Helen Jones-Florio

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#GambiaDoors - a lace curtain hanging in the doorway of a local barber shop, with posters depicting haircuts, Brufut, The Gambia. Image ©Helen Jones-Florio
#GambiaDoors – a local barber shop, Brufut, The Gambia. Image ©Helen Jones-Florio


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#GambiaDoors - the shop front of a local beauty salon in Serrekunda, The Gambia ©Helen Jones-Florio
#GambiaDoors – ‘Classic Beauty Salon, Serrekunda, The Gambia ©Helen Jones-Florio

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#GambiaDoors - the front of a local barber shop, with a patterned curtain in the doorway and posters depicting haircuts. Image ©Helen Jones-Florio
#GambiaDoors – a local barber shop in Brikama, The Gambia. Image ©Helen Jones-Florio

Header image: #GambiaDoors -a local bar in Banjul, the capital of The Gambia. Image ©Helen Jones-Florio

CURRENT LOCATION: FEBRUARY 2021

 THE GAMBIA, WEST AFRICA

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