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

Photo of the Day: 'Modou Taxi', Tanji, The Gambia
‘Modou Taxi’, Tanji fishing village, The Gambia, West Africa. Image ©Helen Jones-Florio

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.

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Image by Helen Jones-Florio – Tanji Fishing Village, The Gambia, West Africa

CURRENT LOCATION with JASON FLOIO: MARCH 2021

 THE GAMBIA, WEST AFRICA

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Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire – Images ©Jason Florio

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Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire – Images ©Jason Florio

From a recent photography assignment in Côte d’Ivoire. The contrast from urban to rural.

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Travelogue - Images © Jason Florio. Cuban twins in Havana, Cuba
Travelogue – Images © Jason Florio

CURRENT LOCATION: MARCH 2021

 THE GAMBIA, WEST AFRICA

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International Women’s Day 2021

International Women’s Day 2021 – in honor, and respect, of strong women, around the world.

Released today, on #IWD2021 ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’.

In this 25-minute documentary, The Toufah Foundation offers an analysis of the Gambian Truth Commission’s (TRRC) proceedings in regard to sexual and gender-based violence. Using footage from the hearings, Toufah Jallow questions the predominant attitude towards women stories, who most of the time remain unacknowledged or doubted. Parallels are made with other contexts where powerful men raped young women in total impunity for many years, such as Harvey Weinstein, Jeffrey Epstein and El Chapo, the Mexican drug lord.

‘Gambia – victims, and resisters’

Header Image: survivor of rape (by ex-President of The Gambia, Yahya Jammeh), and human rights activist, Gambian, Fatou ‘Toufah’ Jallow – raising a fist in solidarity, and strength for all women. Image ©Jason Florio / Helen Jones-Florio, from the ongoing series ‘Gambia-victims, and resisters’

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CURRENT LOCATION: MARCH 2021

 THE GAMBIA, WEST AFRICA

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#GambiaDoors – doors and storefronts, from a small West African country

#GambiaDoors and storefronts, from the small the West African country of The Gambia. Curtains play a big part in covering the entrances of many doorways, here in Gambia, used for shade from the unrelenting sub-Saharan sun, to keep the flies out, and, often simply, to add colour and decoration.

#GambiaDoors - a lace curtain hanging in the doorway of a local barber shop, with posters depicting haircuts, Brufut, The Gambia. Image ©Helen Jones-Florio
#GambiaDoors – a local barber shop, Brufut, The Gambia. Image ©Helen Jones-Florio

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#GambiaDoors - a patterned curtain hanging in the doorway of a building in Kanifing, The Gambia. Image ©Helen Jones-Florio
#GambiaDoors – the curtained entrance to a building a the Police Intervention Unit (PIU) Kanifing, The Gambia. Image ©Helen Jones-Florio

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#GambiaDoors - a lace curtain hanging in the doorway of a local barber shop, with posters depicting haircuts, Brufut, The Gambia. Image ©Helen Jones-Florio
#GambiaDoors – a local barber shop, Brufut, The Gambia. Image ©Helen Jones-Florio


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doors and storefronts of a tiny Mediterranean island

#GambiaDoors - the shop front of a local beauty salon in Serrekunda, The Gambia ©Helen Jones-Florio
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#GambiaDoors - the front of a local barber shop, with a patterned curtain in the doorway and posters depicting haircuts. Image ©Helen Jones-Florio
#GambiaDoors – a local barber shop in Brikama, The Gambia. Image ©Helen Jones-Florio

Header image: #GambiaDoors -a local bar in Banjul, the capital of The Gambia. Image ©Helen Jones-Florio

CURRENT LOCATION: FEBRUARY 2021

 THE GAMBIA, WEST AFRICA

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