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”
Category Archives: CULTURE & TRADITION
Photography Prints by Jason Florio – Traditional Masquerades of The Gambia, West Africa
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”
Photos of the Day: Mangrove Oysters – from source to market, The Gambia. Images ©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”
New York Film Academy (NYFA): Photojournalist & Filmmaker Jason Florio Photo – Guest Speaker Series
New York Film Academy (NYFA) welcomed Photojournalist & Filmmaker Jason Florio for a special guest lecture and Q&A as part of NYFA’s Photo Guest Speaker Series.
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