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NatGeo Travel: Exploring the Gambia’s new Ninki Nanka Trail. Images ©Jason Florio

NatGeo - opening shot of an article about the Gambia, with red colobus monkeys swinging in the trees. Image ©Jason Florio

NatGeo Travel: The route aims to draw travellers from the Gambia’s golden coast towards its lesser-explored interior. Named for a mythical water-dwelling beast, the trail traces the Gambia River 225 miles upstream from Banjul, an intrepid journey to the nation’s heart. Images ©Jason Florio

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Gambia Doors – the series. Photography by Helen Jones-Florio

#GambiaDoors - a local shop, with a hand painted frontage, with a mural of a family sitting around the breakfast table, advertising 'Peak Milk', Bakau, The Gambia. Image ©Helen Jones-Florio

I have been working on this particular series – #GambiaDoors – for many years. The vividly coloured, unintentionally quirky doors and storefronts from the West African country of The Gambia, never fail to grab my attention. Helen Jones-Florio

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Photo Swindon International Photography Exhibition – 1st July-3rd October, 2021. Jason Florio, Martin Parr, Sanne de Wilde

Photo Swindon International Photography Exhibition - 1st July-3rd October, 2021. Boys with painted faces stand looking at the camera, by the River Gambia, West Africa - advertisement for Photoswindon photo exhibition. Image ©Jason Florio

Photo Swindon International Photography Exhibition – 1st July-3rd October, 2021 ‘In Sync – Natures of Togetherness’ Jason Florio | Martin Parr | Sanne de Wilde Photo Swindon 2021 Jason Florio – Exhibiting 1st-29th July Follow on IG @Photoswindon Uniquely for a photography exhibition, each photographers work will tour three locations within each month. The touringContinue reading “Photo Swindon International Photography Exhibition – 1st July-3rd October, 2021. Jason Florio, Martin Parr, Sanne de Wilde”

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Photo of the Day: ‘Modou Taxi’, The Gambia, West Africa

Yo, dude! ‘Modou Taxi’ on his pink Schwinn bicycle. When I saw this bike, I had a sudden pang of nostalgia. I used to have the same make of bicycle when we lived in New York City. Except mine was purple, and called ‘Isabella’, and it had a Miss Marple-esque basket on the front. FollowContinue reading “Photo of the Day: ‘Modou Taxi’, The Gambia, West Africa”