Expedition Photostories -
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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Crikey…we did it! You did it!! Kickstarter success!
We can’t thank everyone enough for all the support and encouragement over these last months, including ‘An Exchange’ for Jason Florio’s fine art photo prints (still running on the River Gambia Expedition blog by the way, so it’s not too late!) and on Kickstarter.
It’s our last day before we fly down to West Africa and lots of running around (nothing new there, then), to begin the River Gambia Expedition proper. We’ll post more updates later…soon…once we can breathe again ![]()
BIG LOVE and gratitude to everyone…we are truly humbled.
Jason & Helen Florio x
Image: Florio & H – ‘A Short Walk in the Gambian Bush – a 930km African odyssey’ 2009 The Gambia, West Africa
‘A Short Walk in The Gambian Bush - a 930km African odyssey’ 2009 - West Africa
Image © Jason Florio - the expedition team at dawn, leaving Kalaji village, The Gambia, West Africa
October 2012 Update: forthcoming expedition: ‘River Gambia Expedition - 1000km source to sea African odyssey’
Random road shots: Almost the end of the journey - Helen Jones-Florio on The Barra-Banjul Ferry - across the River Gambia
Image © Jason Florio - A Short Walk in The Gambian Bush - a 930km African odyssey
‘Silafando’ - Award-winning portraits of village chiefs, ‘Alkalos’, and elders by Jason Florio
Taken whilst on a 930km walk around the small West African country of The Gambia - 2009
Gambian village chief’s brother, Samba Sowe - a farmer from the small village of Felling Koto, The Gambia, West Africa. Image © Jason Florio, 2009, from his award-winning series of portraits of Gambian chiefs and elders.
Taken whilst on ‘A Short Walk in The Gambian Bush - a 930km African odyssey’
‘on-the road images’ Cattle skulls, donkeys and walking - 930km around The Gambia, West Africa, 2009
Image: Florio-2009