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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The ‘Short Walk in The Gambian Bush…’ team walking over Kalaji Bridge at dawn, The Gambia, West Africa - December 2009
Image © Jason Florio
http://www.floriophoto.com/#/projects/930km%20african%20odyssey/1
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Sunset, Baobab trees, and silhouette on the jetty, James Island (Former slave port) ,Juffreh/Albreda, The River Gambia, West Africa.
Image © Helen Jones-Florio
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‘A Short Walk in the Gambian Bush - a 930km African odyssey’
Award-winning images of Gambian chiefs and elders by Jason Florio
Road stories (and images) by Helen Jones-Florio of a walking journey around the small West African country of The Gambia, with two donkeys, a cart and a camera (or two)
Image © Jason Florio - the expedition team crossing Kalaji Bridge at dawn, November 2009
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‘On the road images’ Dust dust and more dust! The sun is coming up on a 930km walk around The Gambia West Africa, 2009
Image: Jason Florio-2009
This was taken early morning and a ‘tanka tanka’ (local, rickety, mini-bus taxi) had just rattled past at full speed, disturbing the ever-present red dust on the roads, leaving the whole expedition team covered in it, in its wake - again!
