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We’re raising money: Jason Florio – photographer and filmmaker, at work, The Gambia, West Africa

Huge thanks to everyone who has donated and supported our GoFundMe campaign, so far – ‘Gambia – Victims and Resisters of a Regime‘. We have a couple of weeks, to reach our goal. Please share, and/or donate (every spare $5 will be greatly appreciated) and help us to carry on making this important body of work… find outContinue reading “We’re raising money: Jason Florio – photographer and filmmaker, at work, The Gambia, West Africa”

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GoFundMe: Gambia-Victims, and Resisters of a Regime – #Portraits4PositiveChange ©Jason Florio

GoFundMe: The Gambia – Victims, and Resister of a Regime To face the past, victims, and resisters, of the Jammeh regime come forward – #Portraits4PostiveChange ‘In a global political climate where authoritarian rule is on the rise – where autocratic leaders crush dissent, and opposition, with brutality and little or no regard for human rights – itContinue reading “GoFundMe: Gambia-Victims, and Resisters of a Regime – #Portraits4PositiveChange ©Jason Florio”

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#ThrowBackMonday – Behind the scenes : Jason Florio’s portrait of ‘Samba Fishing’ – River Gambia, West Africa

During our time canoeing the length of the River Gambia, on our exploration of the people whose livelihoods depend on the river, we spent each night wild camping on the river bank – whether it be camping on a sandbank in the middle of the river (burning a fire all night long to deter the hippos!), on rockyContinue reading “#ThrowBackMonday – Behind the scenes : Jason Florio’s portrait of ‘Samba Fishing’ – River Gambia, West Africa”

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Exclusive images, inside the notorious Mile2 Prison, The Gambia, West Africa – Ex-President, Yahya Jammeh, referred to it as ‘my 5-star hotel‘. All images © Jason Florio & ©Helen Jones-Florio – for more images/footage, and licensing, please email Helen (dot) Jones (at) floriophoto (dot) com Mile 2 Prison, The Gambia – the exercise yard of theContinue reading “Exclusive images: Inside Mile2 Prison, The Gambia – images ©Jason Florio & Helen Jones-Florio”