A recap, from The Gambia, West Africa – April 2018 Here we are, back in our second home… As ever, there are lots to see and do – and, a little time out from work to reconnect and celebrate with old friends And, of course, there is always the #9 pack… Peaceful marches… ConnectedContinue reading “Back in The Gambia, West Africa – images ©Jason Florio & Helen Jones-Florio”
Category Archives: CULTURE & TRADITION
International Women’s Day 2018
International Women’s Day 2018 Celebrating just a few of the incredibly inspiring women we have met, over the years, and photographed on our travels, and photography assignments. January 2013: Kaur, The Gambia, West Africa. Members of the Santa Yalla kaffo (group) take a moment between harvesting rice from theContinue reading “International Women’s Day 2018”
Doors and Facades – Malta
In traditional Japanese aesthetics, Wabi-sabi (侘寂) is a world-view centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection.The aesthetic is sometimes described as one of beauty that is “imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete” On my frequent meanderings around the streets of this small Mediterranean island, I regularly come across sites, such as these. Beautifully decaying doors and facades – portals to anotherContinue reading “Doors and Facades – Malta”
Looking back: River Gambia Expedition – 1044km source-sea African odyssey (youtube)
‘River Gambia Expedition – 1044km source-sea African odyssey’ – footage © Jason Florio & Helen Jones-Florio From the source of the River Gambia, in the Fouta Djallon Highlands of Guinea, into Senegal, and onto The Gambia, West Africa, to the Atlantic Ocean’ (2012-2013) – See/read more at River Gambia Expedition Related: ‘A ShortContinue reading “Looking back: River Gambia Expedition – 1044km source-sea African odyssey (youtube)”
