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Bloomberg: China’s Quest for Iron – film & photography by Jason Florio

Bloomberg: China's Quest for Iron. Image © Jason Florio

Guinea’s Simandou mountains hold the largest untapped iron-ore deposit on the planet. Now a consortium of China-connected companies is moving ahead with a plan that jeopardizes one of the most biologically rich ecosystems in Africa. – words by Sheridan Prasso – Bloomberg China’s Quest for Iron Worries Mount About Mining for Iron in Guinea “WeContinue reading “Bloomberg: China’s Quest for Iron – film & photography by Jason Florio”

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#GambiaDoors: The (un)mundane – doors & storefronts by Helen Jones-Florio

#GambiaDoors - a brightly coloured curtain blows in the doorway of a local bar, a Becks beer sign above the door, painted red with Coca Cola written on the wall, Banjul, The Gambia ©Helen Jones-Florio

#GambiaDoors: The (un)mundane – doors & storefronts by Helen Jones-Florio. Photography prints

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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

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The Guardian: Stewards of the forest: the pioneering women’s collective harvesting the Gambia’s oysters

The Guardian - Stewards of the forest, a woman stands in front of mangroves harvesting oysters, The Gambia, West Africa. Image ©Jason Florio

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”