“We Never Gave Up: Stories of Courage in Gambia“ A Jason Florio & Louise Hunt Production for Amnesty International the documentary At the end of last year, we were commissioned by Amnesty International, West Africa, to make a documentary about the human rights defenders, and activists, who worked tirelessly, and often at their own risk, toContinue reading ““We Never Gave Up: Stories of Courage in Gambia” – Amnesty International Documentary”
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Photo of the Day – Sunset over Kunta Kinte Island, River Gambia ©Helen Jones-Florio
The sun sets over baobab trees and Kunta Kinte Island Formally known as James Island (an important historical site in the West African slave trade), situated on the River Gambia, near to the villages of Juffureh and Albreda. Taken in 2009, whilst on a 930km African adventure – the first ever circumnavigation, completely byContinue reading “Photo of the Day – Sunset over Kunta Kinte Island, River Gambia ©Helen Jones-Florio”
Archives: Blackout Portraits by Jason Florio
Blackout History ‘In the mid-1940’s as the German’s blitzed London, my grandmother and her neighbors used clothes to blackout the light emitting from their windows so as not to guide the Luftwaffe on their deadly mission…’ In the mid-90’s, unbeknown to him at the time, Jason Florio began to use the very sameContinue reading “Archives: Blackout Portraits by Jason Florio”
‘Abdou with Rescued Crocodile’ by Jason Florio – fine art photography prints
See more of Jason Florio’s stunning fine art photography prints black & white and colour collections – available from helenjonesflorio.com on-line gallery.
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