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Jason Florio: From Gambia to War Zones – A Photographer’s Journey into Risk and Resilience. Part One with Robert Young Pelton

Jason Florio: From Gambia to War Zones – A Photographer’s Journey into Risk and Resilience. Part One with Robert Young Pelton’s The World’s Most Dangerous Places Podcast “Jason Florio grew up in London with a fascination for skateboarding and being a rebel. Early exposure to photojournalism and adventurous literature shaped his worldview, leading him toContinue reading “Jason Florio: From Gambia to War Zones – A Photographer’s Journey into Risk and Resilience. Part One with Robert Young Pelton”

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Photowalk EXPEDITION: the gambia 23/24 Jan to 2 feb 2024

Three female rice harvesters, standing a rice field, looking at the camera, The Gambia, West Africa. Image ©Jason Florio

Photowalk Expedition: The Gambia, 2024 This first expedition into West Africa is an opportunity to learn, practice and experience photography from three guides and is open for eight to ten explorers. The Gambia is rich in culture, history, and natural beauty. Situated on the west coast, the smallest country of the continent, it reaches inlandContinue reading “Photowalk EXPEDITION: the gambia 23/24 Jan to 2 feb 2024”

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Photo of the Day: Filmmakers, Jason Florio and Andy Thompson, documentary-making in The Gambia, West Africa

Photographer, Jason Florio, films an interview with a young Gambian man who is sitting in by an open gate, making attaya tea, next to a motorcycle, The Gambia, West Africa , Image ©Helen Jones-Florio

Follow us on Instagram for regular updates on our work, here in The Gambia, West Africa @floriophotos / @jasonflorio / @doors_helenjonesflorio / @gaiamedia Image: Photographer and filmmaker Jason Florio, filming an interview with a young Gambian man, for a short documentary about security sector reform (SSR) in The Gambia, with co-director, Andy Thompson/Gaia Media. ImageContinue reading “Photo of the Day: Filmmakers, Jason Florio and Andy Thompson, documentary-making in The Gambia, West Africa”

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Vintage storefronts, Valletta, Malta

A few of my all-time favourites, from almost four years of shooting doors and storefronts in Malta. As of June 2019, they are all still standing… so far. #DisappearingMalta vestiges of a small Mediterranean Island To find my bearings, I walked… and I walked. It’s the only way that I know to get a realContinue reading “Vintage storefronts, Valletta, Malta”