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Documenting Gambia: Ramadan Mubarak 2021

Documenting Gambia - a line of muslim men doing Friday prayers on the side of an urban road, The Gambia, West Africa. Image ©Jason Florio

Documenting Gambia: Muslim men line up in prayer, The Gambia, West Africa. Image ©Jason Florio

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Photo of the Day: ‘Modou Taxi’, The Gambia, West Africa

Yo, dude! ‘Modou Taxi’ on his pink Schwinn bicycle. When I saw this bike, I had a sudden pang of nostalgia. I used to have the same make of bicycle when we lived in New York City. Except mine was purple, and called ‘Isabella’, and it had a Miss Marple-esque basket on the front. FollowContinue reading “Photo of the Day: ‘Modou Taxi’, The Gambia, West Africa”

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

#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. Images ©Helen Jones-Florio

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Photo of the Day: Koranic School Girls, The Gambia, West Africa

A group of Koranic school girls sitting together on a bench against a wall, smiling and laughing, The Gambia, West Africa. Image ©Helen Jones-Florio

Photo of the Day: A group of Koranic school girls sitting together, smiling and laughing, during their lunch break, The Gambia, West Africa. Image ©Helen Jones-Florio CURRENT LOCATION: FEBRUARY 2021 THE GAMBIA, WEST AFRICA Assignment queries, and image licensing – Contact here