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International Women’s Day, 2023

International Women’s Day 2023 – in honor, and respect, of strong women, around the world. Portrait of rape survivor, human rights activist, and author, Gambian, Fatou ‘Toufah’ Jallow. Image ©Jason Florio/Helen Jones-Florio ‘Gambia – victims, and resisters’ For assignment queries, photography prints, and image licensing – Contact here

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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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R.I.P Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II – 1926-2022. Images by Jason Florio

A portrait of Queen Elizabeth the second, in a window on a street next to Windsor Castle the day following her death. People flocked to Windsor to pay their respects and leave flowers next to the castle gates. Image ©Jason Florio

RIP Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, 21 April, 1926-8 September 2022. On the day following the announcement of her death, people flocked to Windsor to leave flowers and pay their respects, at the gates of Windsor Castle. Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, died at Balmoral Castle aged 96, after reigning for 70 years.Continue reading “R.I.P Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II – 1926-2022. Images by Jason Florio”

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The Guardian: Stewards of the forest: the pioneering women’s collective harvesting the Gambia’s oysters

The Guardian - Stewards of the forest, a woman stands in front of mangroves harvesting oysters, The Gambia, West Africa. Image ©Jason Florio

Stewards of the forest: the pioneering women’s collective harvesting the Gambia’s oysters – The Guardian The all-female workforce is part of a visionary project committed to protecting the wetland forests. Now their challenge is to earn a sustainable living year-round. “In the cool air of an April dawn, Marie Sambou, an oyster harvester, carves throughContinue reading “The Guardian: Stewards of the forest: the pioneering women’s collective harvesting the Gambia’s oysters”