To read more about the machete wielding Kankurang, and why this particular Mandinka masquerade was on the beach – made from recycled plastic rice sacks – in The Gambia, West Africa, please see previous post.
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Instagram: Kankurang – traditional masquerade, The Gambia, West Africa
Walking along the beach, near Brufut, on Sunday, Jason and I happened across a Mandinka initiation ‘Coming of Age‘ ceremony – a traditional rite of passage. Three young boys had been brought to the beach, to be ceremonially washed by older boys, former initiates, as part of the final stages of their circumcisionContinue reading “Instagram: Kankurang – traditional masquerade, The Gambia, West Africa”
Press: Jason Florio in Lagos, Nigeria, for Bloomberg Markets
March 2015 Press Images © Jason Florio – for Bloomberg Markets (photo agent: Redux Pictures, NYC). Read the feature here – words by Gavin Serkin
An interview with photographer, Jason Florio, for NGO Concern Universal
Jason had some great questions from Concern Universal guest blogger, Morgan Meeker, including: ‘You’ve documented the collapse of the World Trade Center – how do you make sense of it scenes like that?‘ Read Jason’s answers to all the questions on the CU site Profile image of Jason Florio © Helen Jones-Florio
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