A Short Walk in The Gambian Bush - PhotoStories
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2009: A 930km African adventure - The first ever circumnavigation, by foot, of The Gambia, West Africa by award-winning photojournalist, Jason Florio, and photography producer, Helen Jones-Florio, three Gambians, two donkeys and a cart! Jason shot what are now award-winning portraits of village chiefs (Alkalo) and elders:www.floriophoto.com/#/projects/930km%20african%20odyssey/1 .
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The Florio's have recently completed their 2nd expedition - 'River Gambia Expedition - 1000km source to sea Africa odyssey'. The new blog: www.rivergambiaexpedition.com/
All images and words © Jason Florio & Helen Jones-Florio Photography (unless otherwise credited) and should not be used without permission.
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Meet the expedition team behind ‘A Short Walk in The Gambia Bush - a 930km African odyssey’ Portraits by Jason Florio (and Helen Jones)
Images: #1,3,4,5 - Florio #2 - Jones 2009, Makasutu Culture Forest, The Gambia, West Africa.
#1- Helen (‘Boss Lady’) Jones - Co-expedition leader and photography producer
#2 - Jason (‘Mappin’ out The Gambia’) Florio - Co-expedition leader and photographer
#3 - Ablie (‘The Negotiator’) Janneh - security, negotiator and Mandinka language teacher
#4 - Samba (‘Silafando’) Leigh - cultural advisor
#5 -Momadou (‘Jamtang!’) Bah - chief donkey handler (The Gambian Horse and Donkey Trust)
December 19th 2009
Thanks to our good friends and hosts at Makasutu Culture Forest, James English and Lawrence Williams http://www.makasutu.com/
Also, David Jefferies at Addict, UK for the clothing and tents http://www.addict.co.uk/
