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 (whatContinue reading “Photo Assignment in Ghana, West Africa”
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Friday photo: a tailor by day, a hunter by night, Fouta Djallon Highlands, West Africa
‘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 onContinue reading “Friday photo: a tailor by day, a hunter by night, Fouta Djallon Highlands, West Africa”
Press: River Gambia keeps on flowing… on Maptia.com
‘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 laidContinue reading “Press: River Gambia keeps on flowing… on Maptia.com”
Floriotravels on Instagram – traveling light
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 & JasonContinue reading “Floriotravels on Instagram – traveling light”
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