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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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Travels With Our Dog: Banjul-Paris-London. Planes, trains, and automobiles.

Walkin' the dogs - Florio and our four-legged friends © Helen Jones-FlorioWalkin' the dogs - Florio and our four-legged friends © Helen Jones-Florio

For those of us who have never travelled internationally with our pets – in this instance, from The Gambia, West Africa – I hope the following answers a few questions and helps to alleviate some of the stress, and anxiousness, you, as we did, will no doubt feel. Make yourself a cuppa, get comfortable, andContinue reading “Travels With Our Dog: Banjul-Paris-London. Planes, trains, and automobiles.”

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Photography Prints by Jason Florio – Traditional Masquerades of The Gambia, West Africa

Photography prints - a young boy, wearing a mask and holding a machete, stands in front of a live crocodile, The Gambia, West Africa. Image ©Jason Florio

Photography prints by Jason Florio – traditional masquerades of The Gambia, west Africa – available to purchase from helenjonesflorio.com online gallery. Follow @jasonflorio_photoprints on Instagram, for regular updates and new work; not always featured on the gallery site). helenjonesflorio.com Unsure about ordering photography prints from an online gallery? Then, please allow us to help put your mindContinue reading “Photography Prints by Jason Florio – Traditional Masquerades of The Gambia, West Africa”

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A woman's hand, holding an open mangrove oyster, The Gambia, West Africa. Image ©Jason Florio

Going back hundreds of years, along this coastline, people have collected oysters from the tentacles of the mangroves, which flank River Gambia…the tributaries are great sites for the oysters to grow. Oyster harvesting is traditionally a female-driven process – from collection, preparation, to selling of the oysters… hear more from Jason Florio as he talks to Neal James of PhotographyContinue reading “Photos of the Day: Mangrove Oysters – from source to market, The Gambia. Images ©Jason Florio”