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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”

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#GambiaDoors – the (un)mundane doors and storefronts of The Gambia, West Africa.

#GambiaDoors: Doors and Storefronts of The Gambia, West Africa - barber shop storefront showing hand-painted hairstyles. Image © Helen Jones-Florio

#GambiaDoors – the (un)mundane doors and storefronts of The Gambia, West Africa. I have been working on this particular series – ‘Gambia Doors’ – for many years. Vividly coloured, often unintentionally quirky, doors and storefronts from the small West African country never fail to captivate me. Helen Jones-Florio.

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National Geographic Traveller ‘The Gambia’ – Words & Images by Jason Florio

National Geographic Traveller Magazine – ‘The Gambia’. Images and words by Jason Florio. name. In this small, riparian nation on Africa’s west, life revolves around the river’s gently winding course as it makes its way out to sea…

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Expedition Stories: reaching the source of the River Gambia, Fouta Djallon Highlands

Expedition Stories: A man's hands scoop up water from the source of the River Gambia, Fouta Djallon Highlands, Guinea. Image © Jason Florio

Looking back – Sunday 2nd December, 2013 Expedition Stories: Reaching the source of the River Gambia, Fouta Djallon Highlands, Guinea. The Highlands of Guinea-Conakry is one of the most stunningly visual places I have ever traveled in. The only real downside is that the ‘roads’ are utterly shocking. Calling them roads is a stretch. Rocky riverbeds would be aContinue reading “Expedition Stories: reaching the source of the River Gambia, Fouta Djallon Highlands”