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‘HOME’ work assignment for our Gambian photography workshop students

Inspired by a slideshow projection, in the classroom, of images of ‘Home’ from our contributing professional photographers (including Amy Toensing, Ben Lowy, Henry Jacobson, Manjari Sharma, Ryan Heffernan, Oskar Landi), the ‘Photos Tell Stories‘ students, from the Kombo area of The Gambia, were given their main assignment from photographer and tutor, Jason Florio: take theContinue reading “‘HOME’ work assignment for our Gambian photography workshop students”

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‘Behind-the-Scenes’ of Photos Tell Stories photography workshops with Jason Florio, The Gambia, West Africa

We’ve been busy adding more ‘Behind-the-Scenes‘ images of tutor and photographer, Jason Florio, with the students, from the ‘Photos-Tell-Stories‘ photography workshops we’ve been holding here in The Gambia. To see more from our ‘Behind-the-Scenes’ photo album, please visit our ‘Photos Tell Stories’ FB page. Also, if you want toContinue reading “‘Behind-the-Scenes’ of Photos Tell Stories photography workshops with Jason Florio, The Gambia, West Africa”

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Gambian photography workshops students, Kartong village, The Gambia – ‘Photos Tell Stories’ with Jason Florio

We just returned from the village of Kartong, after teaching another successful ‘Photos Tell Stories‘ photography workshop with students chosen from the Press Club of St Martins Basic Cycle School. Not one of the students had used a digital camera before – although a couple of the students used their phone cameras sometimes. After aContinue reading “Gambian photography workshops students, Kartong village, The Gambia – ‘Photos Tell Stories’ with Jason Florio”

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Jason Florio teaches ‘Photos Tell Stories’ Gambian photography workshop students how to photograph each other

For the four day Photos Tell Stories photography workshop in the Kombos, The Gambia, our young students came from various schools in the region. So, on the first day of the workshop, as a way of getting to know each other, and to familiarize themselves with the FujiFilm digital cameras, photographer and tutor, Jason Florio,Continue reading “Jason Florio teaches ‘Photos Tell Stories’ Gambian photography workshop students how to photograph each other”