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Photo of the Day: Young boy in his canoe on the River Gambia, Senegal. Image by Jason Florio

River Gambia - image of a sitting in his canoe on the shores of the river, Senegal, West Africa. Image ©Jason Florio

River Gambia – source-to-sea December 2012 – January 2013 – My wife, Helen Jones-Florio, and I co-led the first recorded source-to-sea expedition by canoe along the 1130km length of River Gambia, from its humble source in the remote highlands of Guinea, through Senegal and into The Gambia where it widens to nearly 14km and exitsContinue reading “Photo of the Day: Young boy in his canoe on the River Gambia, Senegal. Image by Jason Florio”

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Resonate Magazine – Photo essay: A SOURCE-TO-SEA CANOE JOURNEY ALONG RIVER GAMBIA

From December 2012 to January 2013, Jason Florio and Helen Jones-Florio co-led the first recorded source-to-sea expedition by canoe along the 1130 km length of River Gambia. The two traced the river from its humble source in the remote highlands of Guinea through Senegal and into The Gambia, where it widens to nearly 14 kmContinue reading “Resonate Magazine – Photo essay: A SOURCE-TO-SEA CANOE JOURNEY ALONG RIVER GAMBIA”

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Photography Prints by Jason Florio – Traditional Masquerades of The Gambia, West Africa

Photography prints - a young boy, wearing a mask and holding a machete, stands in front of a live crocodile, The Gambia, West Africa. Image ©Jason Florio

Photography prints by Jason Florio – traditional masquerades of The Gambia, west Africa – available to purchase from helenjonesflorio.com online gallery. Follow @jasonflorio_photoprints on Instagram, for regular updates and new work; not always featured on the gallery site). helenjonesflorio.com Unsure about ordering photography prints from an online gallery? Then, please allow us to help put your mindContinue reading “Photography Prints by Jason Florio – Traditional Masquerades of The Gambia, West Africa”

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A woman's hand, holding an open mangrove oyster, The Gambia, West Africa. Image ©Jason Florio

Going back hundreds of years, along this coastline, people have collected oysters from the tentacles of the mangroves, which flank River Gambia…the tributaries are great sites for the oysters to grow. Oyster harvesting is traditionally a female-driven process – from collection, preparation, to selling of the oysters… hear more from Jason Florio as he talks to Neal James of PhotographyContinue reading “Photos of the Day: Mangrove Oysters – from source to market, The Gambia. Images ©Jason Florio”