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Tuesday Photo: Portrait of young knife trader, Uganda ©Jason Florio

Portrait of a young boy - Knife Vendor' - standing on a bridge in Uganda © Jason Florio — ‘Young Knife Trader’ Uganda © Jason Florio

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Fine art photography prints by Jason Florio - Available from Helen Jones-Florio online gallery — Fine art photography prints by Jason Florio – Available from Helen Jones-Florio online gallery

Postcards: Beached tanker, Qawra Point, Malta

Walking Malta - Beached tanker, Qawra Point, San Pawl il-Baħar, Malta ©Helen Jones-Florio — Walking Malta – Beached tanker, Qawra Point, San Pawl il-Baħar, Malta ©Helen Jones-Florio

“I started the engine and began preparing to navigate the vessel inland, but all of a sudden – within minutes – we hit the rocks,” Capt. Abedin said. Times of Malta 12th Feb 2018

The riddle of the balanced rocks, Malta

Balanced rocks, Ghajnsielem, Malta ©Helen Jones-Florio

Who is doing this? Is it the same person(s)?

Balanced rocks, Spinola Bay, Malta ©Jason Florio

Balanced rocks, Spinola Bay, Malta ©Jason Florio

Whoever it is, they are brilliant and beautiful!

International Women’s Day 2018

Silafando portraits - Female village chief, Fatou Dansu, of Kabba Kama, Gambia ©Jason Florio — The village chief (‘alkalo’), Fatou Dansu, of Kabba Kama, Gambia ©Jason Florio. We met and stayed with Fatou in 2009 (she was, at that time, one of only 5 female chiefs in the Gambia) – a strong advocate in the fight to eradicate FGM (female genital mutilation)

International Women’s Day 2018

Celebrating just a few of the incredibly inspiring women we have met, over the years, and photographed on our travels, and photography assignments.

Human rights lawyers, with their client, Jugana Suso: L-R: Hawa Sisay Sabally, Rachel Yvonne Mendy, Juguna Suso, Yassin Sanghor © Helen Jones-Florio (2nd Camera) — Human rights lawyers, with their client, Jugana Suso: L-R: Hawa Sisay Sabally, Rachel Yvonne Mendy, Juguna Suso, Yassin Sanghor © Helen Jones-Florio (2nd Camera on ‘We Never Gave Up – stories of courage in Gambia‘)

Selam Tsfay from Eritrea rescued from a wooden boat carrying 369 people - portrait ©Jason Florio — Selam Tsfay from Eritrea rescued from a wooden boat carrying 369 people ©Jason Florio – ‘Destination Europe: out at sea‘

A village soap production collective in Ghana helping local women support their families ©Jason Florio for United Purpose, NGO

Sonia Pierre -Executive Director of the human rights organization, the Movement for Dominico-Haitian Women (Movimiento de Mujeres Dominico-Haitianas, MUDHA) © Jason Florio — The late Sonia (Solange) Pierre –Executive Director of the human rights organization, the Movement for Dominico-Haitian Women (Movimiento de Mujeres Dominico-Haitians, MUDHA) © Jason Florio

Ladies from the Santa Yalla kaffo - a collective that harvests rice for a landowner near River Gambia at Kaur. The earn 30 dalasis a day - 80 US cents ©Jason Florio — Ladies from the Santa Yalla kaffo – in the rice fields, Kaur, Gambia ©Jason Florio

January 2013: Kaur, The Gambia, West Africa. Members of the Santa Yalla kaffo (group) take a moment between harvesting rice from the fields, which are irrigated by the River Gambia. They are paid 30 Gambian Dalasis a day (80 US cents). River Gambia Expedition

Interviewing ex-Mile2 prisoner, Ngoi Njie, The Gambia, West Africa ©Helen Jones-Florio

And, not forgetting, all those young girls who keep me company, and make us smile and, very often, laugh out loud wherever we go in the world…we salute you, too.

Our constant companions, during our walk around Jinack Island, Gambia © Helen Jones-Florio

Girls just wanna have fun, Kemoto Point, Gambia © Helen Jones-Florio