From December 2012 to January 2013, Jason Florio and Helen Jones-Florio co-led the first recorded source-to-sea expedition by canoe along the 1130 km length of River Gambia. The two traced the river from its humble source in the remote highlands of Guinea through Senegal and into The Gambia, where it widens to nearly 14 kmContinue reading “Resonate Magazine – Photo essay: A SOURCE-TO-SEA CANOE JOURNEY ALONG RIVER GAMBIA”
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Photography Daily Show PhotoWalk #300: African Adventures – The Incredible Oyster Ladies of The Gambia
Going back hundreds of years, along this coastline, people have collected oysters from the tentacles of the mangroves, which flank River Gambia…the tributaries are great sites for the oysters to grow. Photographer/Filmmaker, Jason Florio, talks to Neale James – Photography Daily Show
The Guardian: Stewards of the forest: the pioneering women’s collective harvesting the Gambia’s oysters
Stewards of the forest: the pioneering women’s collective harvesting the Gambia’s oysters – The Guardian The all-female workforce is part of a visionary project committed to protecting the wetland forests. Now their challenge is to earn a sustainable living year-round. “In the cool air of an April dawn, Marie Sambou, an oyster harvester, carves throughContinue reading “The Guardian: Stewards of the forest: the pioneering women’s collective harvesting the Gambia’s oysters”
National Geographic Traveller ‘The Gambia’ – Words & Images by Jason Florio
National Geographic Traveller Magazine – ‘The Gambia’. Images and words by Jason Florio. name. In this small, riparian nation on Africa’s west, life revolves around the river’s gently winding course as it makes its way out to sea…
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