1. 26 Sep


    We made it! We beat our Kickstarter target - and some! Thanks to New York photographer, Robert Wright, for pushing us over the final hurdle! There are still rewards available though - until the deadline of 15th October - for those who wish to have one of Jason Florio’s limited edition fine art photography prints. Check it out: Kickstarter Campaign - River Gambia Expedition - 1000km source to sea African odyssey - deadline 15th October 2012!! - Award-winning photographer, Jason Florio & photography and expedition producer, Helen Jones-Florio. Thanks to absolutely everyone who jumped on board with us, from all over the globe - we definitely couldn’t do the expedition without you. The Florio River Gambia Expedition - 1000km source to sea African odyssey

    We made it! We beat our Kickstarter target - and some! Thanks to New York photographer, Robert Wright, for pushing us over the final hurdle!

    There are still rewards available though - until the deadline of 15th October - for those who wish to have one of Jason Florio’s limited edition fine art photography prints. Check it out:

    Kickstarter Campaign - River Gambia Expedition - 1000km source to sea African odyssey - deadline 15th October 2012!! - Award-winning photographer, Jason Florio & photography and expedition producer, Helen Jones-Florio.

    Thanks to absolutely everyone who jumped on board with us, from all over the globe - we definitely couldn’t do the expedition without you.

    The Florio

    River Gambia Expedition - 1000km source to sea African odyssey

     

  2. 23 Jan


    Random Post of the Day: Blog Entry: 12th December 2009 - A Short Walk n The Gambian Bush - a 930km African odyssey’ The wheel comes off the donkey cart - again! Jones and the expedition team wait in Kanifing for a mechanic to re-attach the wheel. We are just a short 20km or so from the end of the walk. We lose the wheel yet again and this was on the last day of our journey! So near to Makasutu, yet so bloody far. It would turn out to be the longest wait and walk of the entire 930km journey…by the time we get back to Makasutu, stumbling around in the dark with exhaustion, leading the donkeys (after having eventually abandoning the cart in a small village), at 1.30am the next morning!! All part of the adventure… Image: Jason Florio – The Gambia – 2009 A very patient Jones & Janneh – adopts, what is by now, a well-rehearsed pose!

    Random Post of the Day: Blog Entry: 12th December 2009 - A Short Walk n The Gambian Bush - a 930km African odyssey’


    The wheel comes off the donkey cart - again! Jones and the expedition team wait in Kanifing for a mechanic to re-attach the wheel. We are just a short 20km or so from the end of the walk.

    We lose the wheel yet again and this was on the last day of our journey! So near to Makasutu, yet so bloody far. It would turn out to be the longest wait and walk of the entire 930km journey…by the time we get back to Makasutu, stumbling around in the dark with exhaustion, leading the donkeys (after having eventually abandoning the cart in a small village), at 1.30am the next morning!!

    All part of the adventure…

    Image: Jason Florio – The Gambia – 2009 A very patient Jones & Janneh – adopts, what is by now, a well-rehearsed pose!

     

  3. 23 Jan


    One Life International Photography Awards, 2011 - Presented by PDN - Open now for entries Previous winners include: Jason Florio ‘People’ Category for his portraits of Gambian village chiefs, Alkalo’s, from ‘A Short Walk in The Gambian Bush - a 930km African odyssey’ http://www.onelifephotos.com/?pdn_fb
    One Life International Photography Awards, 2011 - Presented by PDN - Open now for entries
    Previous winners include: Jason Florio ‘People’ Category for his portraits of Gambian village chiefs, Alkalo’s, from ‘A Short Walk in The Gambian Bush - a 930km African odyssey’

    http://www.onelifephotos.com/?pdn_fb

     

  4. 23 Jan


    photos-tell-stories: Sunset, Baobab trees, and silhouette on the jetty, James Island (Former slave port) ,Juffreh/Albreda, The River Gambia, West Africa. Image © Helen Jones-Florio

    photos-tell-stories:

    Sunset, Baobab trees, and silhouette on the jetty, James Island (Former slave port) ,Juffreh/Albreda, The River Gambia, West Africa.

    Image © Helen Jones-Florio

     

  5. 23 Jan


    Art Basel, Miami, FL - Please stop by and see Jason Florio’s award-winning fine art photography print series ‘Makasutu - mecca in the forest’ - a body of work that he has been working on for over 12 years from The Gambia, West Africa. Live street art of Jason’s Makasutu and Burma from the very talented Shawn Bullen, Losto Alotski and Mustart Gallery: 260 NW 25th St (btw 2nd & 3rd Ave), Wynwood Arts District, Miami, FL in collaboration with Eric M Gast/FM World Charities Images © Jason Florio http://www.floriophoto.com/#/projects/makasutu/1

    Art Basel, Miami, FL - Please stop by and see Jason Florio’s award-winning fine art photography print series ‘Makasutu - mecca in the forest’ - a body of work that he has been working on for over 12 years from The Gambia, West Africa.

    Live street art of Jason’s Makasutu and Burma from the very talented Shawn Bullen, Losto Alotski and Mustart


    Gallery: 260 NW 25th St (btw 2nd & 3rd Ave), Wynwood Arts District, Miami, FL

    in collaboration with Eric M Gast/FM World Charities

    Images © Jason Florio

    http://www.floriophoto.com/#/projects/makasutu/1

     

  6. 23 Jan


    Archive: Amazing Travel Stories.com - choose Helen’s piece about our 930km walk around The Gambia, West Africa, to feature on their site. Images by Jason Florio & Helen Jones-Florio See Florio’s award-winning portraits of village chiefs - ‘Alkalo’s’: http://www.floriophoto.com/#/projects/930km%20african%20odyssey/1/

    Archive: Amazing Travel Stories.com - choose Helen’s piece about our 930km walk around The Gambia, West Africa, to feature on their site.

    Images by Jason Florio & Helen Jones-Florio

    See Florio’s award-winning portraits of village chiefs - ‘Alkalo’s’:

    http://www.floriophoto.com/#/projects/930km%20african%20odyssey/1/

     

  7. 21 Mar


    Justin Muschong interviews us, Jason Florio & Helen Jones-Florio, about our ‘Short Walk in The Gambian Bush - 930km African odyssey’ for Resource Magazine, 2011 Featuring JasonFlorio’s award-winning portraits of Gambian village chiefs and Helen Jones-Florio’s behind-the-scenes images http://resourcemagonline.com/blog/trekking-through-gambia-in-the-winter-2011-issure-of-resouce-magazine/
    Justin Muschong interviews us, Jason Florio & Helen Jones-Florio, about our ‘Short Walk in The Gambian Bush - 930km African odyssey’ for Resource Magazine, 2011
    Featuring JasonFlorio’s award-winning portraits of Gambian village chiefs and Helen Jones-Florio’s behind-the-scenes images

    http://resourcemagonline.com/blog/trekking-through-gambia-in-the-winter-2011-issure-of-resouce-magazine/

     

  8. 18 Feb


    ‘on-the road images’ Cattle skulls, donkeys and walking - 930km around The Gambia, West Africa, 2009 Image: Florio-2009

    ‘on-the road images’ Cattle skulls, donkeys and walking - 930km around The Gambia, West Africa, 2009

    Image: Florio-2009

     

  9. 16 Feb


    Matt Smith of The Gambia Blog, UK, plugs Florio’s filmed interview about our 930km walk around The Gambia, West Africa, and how he photographed the village chiefs for his award-winning portraits, for: ‘Real Exposures’ with Jennifer Diamond for B&H Camera Store, NYC - aired Feb 2011http://www.thegambiablog.co.uk/2011/02/jason-florio-discusses-the-gambia-on-real-exposures/

    Matt Smith of The Gambia Blog, UK, plugs Florio’s filmed interview about our 930km walk around The Gambia, West Africa, and how he photographed the village chiefs for his award-winning portraits, for:

    ‘Real Exposures’ with Jennifer Diamond for B&H Camera Store, NYC - aired Feb 2011


    http://www.thegambiablog.co.uk/2011/02/jason-florio-discusses-the-gambia-on-real-exposures/