Photo Assignment in Ghana, West Africa

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Accra, Ghana – Images © Jason Florio

Tomorrow, we fly out of The Gambia on a photography assignment in Ghana, for an NGO we work often with – my first visit to the country, Jason’s second.  We’ll arrive in the capital city of Accra, spend a little time, before we take a long drive down South, towards the Black Volta River (what is it with us and rivers?). More driving will take us to Wa, in the Upper West Regions of the country, overlooked by the monadnock Ombo Mountain. To break what will then be a 12 hour drive back to Accra, we’ll stop over in the large commercial metropolis of  Kumasi – also known as ‘The Garden City‘, due, apparently, to it’s rich and varied species of plants and flowers –  in a rain forest region, near Lake Bosumtwi. Screen Shot 2014-12-07 at 9.42.10 AM It’s a busy itinerary – lots of driving between shoot locations – but we’re hoping we’ll have time to take in some of the above mentioned landmarks; even if it is just a fleeting glance from behind a windscreen!

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Accra, Ghana – Image © Jason Florio

More Ghana photos coming soon! The Florios – Helen & Jason

The Florios - Image © Muhammed Sinera
Image © Muhammed Sinera

Friday photo: a tailor by day, a hunter by night, Fouta Djallon Highlands, West Africa

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Image © Jason Florio ‘River Gambia Expedition‘

 

‘Group deliberation in English, Mandinka, Bambara, and French only confused the issue. We finally opted for what seemed the suicidal approach, by way of the river and hugging the bank, ready to leap into the knotted trees if the hippo came in for the kill.’ Jason Florio – Read more and see more on Maptia .

Happy Friday!

The Florios – Jason & Helen

 

 

Press: River Gambia keeps on flowing… on Maptia.com

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PRESS – Image © Jason Florio – the source of the River Gambia

 

‘And yet, as we knelt and drank the clear water from where it first gathers in the sunlight, bubbling up from the giant natural cisterns beneath us, we felt that our source-to-sea journey had really begun… .’ Jason Florio – Maptia.com

With thanks to Jonny Miller, and all at Maptia, for a beautifully laid out feature, on their new website, of our River Gambia Expedition. Check out more incredible journeys – and striking images – on the site… ‘a world of stories‘

 

Floriotravels on Instagram – traveling light

New project : Traditional masquerades, The Gambia, West Africa. The 'Zimba' © Jason Florio
New project : Traditional masquerades, The Gambia, West Africa. The ‘Zimba’ © Jason Florio

 

For updates of our daily life, here in The Gambia, and further afield, check out floriotravels on Instagram.

And, we’ll be posting more images  here on the blog, from our new portrait project – traditional masquerades of The Gambia – over the coming weeks.

Thanks for stopping by

The Florios – Helen & Jason

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