BBC News: Mangroves & Conservation Stories runner-up: Stewards of the Mangroves, by Jason Florio, Gambia

@BBC News: Run by the Mangrove Action Project, the competition – now in its ninth year – aims to show the relationships between wildlife, coastal communities and mangrove forests, as well as the fragility of these unique ecosystems, both above and below the waterline.

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Featured image – runner up, Jason Florio’s, images from The Gambia, West Africa, of womens collecting oysters on a tributary of the River Gambia, and their conservation project with TRY Oyster Women’s Association.

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Related feature: 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
The Guardian – Stewards of the forest, women harvesting oysters, The Gambia, West Africa. Image ©Jason Florio

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#BoP Bristol, UK, 2023 – Books on Photography

#BopBristol, 2023: A great weekend at @bop_bristol of books and talks by, amongst many others, a couple of legends – Tony O’Shea / @tonyoshea1697, in conversation with Tracy Marshal Grant / Northern Narrative, and Magnum’s Ian Berry / @ianberrymagnum talking about his work.

Tony O’Shea talks with Tracy Marshall Grant about his work – Royal Photographic Society, Books of Photography, Bristol, 8th October 2023. Image © Jason Florio

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Magnum photographer, Ian Berry, talks about his work – Royal Photographic Society, Books of Photography, Bristol, 8th October 2023. Image © Jason Florio

Header image: one of our favourites, The Caravan Gallery – a mobile exhibition space. Great to meet curators and founders, Chris Teasdale and Jan Williams who “photograph the sur/reality of everyday life”, in the UK. Image © Helen Jones-Florio

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‘Makasutu’ The Gambia – black and white portraits ©Jason Florio

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'Makasutu' Portraits, The Gambia ©Jason Florio
‘Makasutu’ Portraits, The Gambia ©Jason Florio

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A group of three Gambian women who collect oysters from the banks of the Gambia River. Image © Jason Florio 'Makasutu' 1998
© Jason Florio ‘Makasutu’
‘Makasutu’ ©Jason Florio

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How Brexit Failed England’s Premier Fishing Town. Images © Jason Florio for Bloomberg

How Brexit Failed England’s Premier Fishing Town

Grimsby, blaming the EU for decades of decline, voted overwhelmingly to leave. It hasn’t helped—and may have made matters worse.

IN THE ENGLISH PORT town of Grimsby, Andrew Kay inspects rows of glistening lemon sole and haddock. At 7 a.m., Kay nods his head, buying 1,800 pounds of fish in the auction, which is held each weekday at a warehouse deep in the docks. His company, DNA Fish Supplies Ltd., will fillet his £2,000 (about $2,500) purchase, then mark it up for wholesalers who’ll supply restaurants, pubs and fishmongers across the UK… Bloomberg

By Sabah Meddings / Photographs by Jason Florio – August 18, 2023 Bloomberg

Fish smoker, Grimsby. Image ©Jason Florio for Bloomberg

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How Brexit Failed England’s Premier Fishing Town. Images © Jason Florio for Bloomberg

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