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’The pictures are there, and you just take them’ Robert Capa | StunningFine art #photographyprints | ‘Coming of Age #Ceremony’ - from ‘Makasutu' award-winning series of #portraits by Jason Florio | | helenjonesflorio.com | Selling prints #onlinegallery since 2010 . _ _ #blackanndwhitephotography#bw#photographyprints#fineartphotography#walldecor#interiordesign#homestyling#artcollectors#artbuyers#homedecor#wallporn#gallery#florio_gallery#limitededitions#interiordesignideas#designinspo#boutiquegallery#interiorinspiration#beautifulprints#photoprintsforsale#artlovers#portraits#cultural #traditions #Decorex #portrait #travel #WestAfrica #holidaygiftideas#lovephotography

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#MagnumPhotoAwards Winners, 2017, / @lensculture #Exhibition - opens today, 9th Oct, at @thephotographersgallery, #London image © Jason Florio/MOAS 'Destination Europe' http://www.helenjonesflorio.com/photographers-gallery-london-magnum-exhibition/ . _ _ #migrantcrisis #rescuesatsea #awardwinningphotographer #jasonflorio #mediterraneansea #bw #blackandwhite #syrians #westafricans #london #magnumphotographyawards #lensculture#migration #humanitariancrisis

#magnumphotographyawards #london #magnumphotoawards #migrantcrisis #syrians #mediterraneansea #rescuesatsea #lensculture #humanitariancrisis #exhibition #migration #awardwinningphotographer #blackandwhite #westafricans #jasonflorio #bw

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For all updates, please check out our Photos Tell Stories blog

Including photos by Jason Florio & Helen Jones-Florio and stories of our travels & Wordly Images  (above image © Jason Florio)

#river gambia expedition #jason florio photography #helen jones-florio photography #photos tell stories #photoblog #travel #West Africa #Gambia #Senegal #MOAS #migrants

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Jason Florio’s award-winning portraits of Gambian village chiefs and elders - ‘Silafando’ - is coming home. For the first time, we will be exhibiting the chiefs - the alkalo’s - in The Gambia, West Africa.

Opening event: Fri 3rd April, 2015 - see more on the photostellstories.org blog

For regular photo and travel story updates, please visit the photostellstories.org blog

#Silafando #the gambia #A short walk in the gambian bush #West africa #exhibition #Gaya Art Cafe #Jason Florio Martin Parr Lee Friedlander David Hockney Jesse Burke #helen jones-florio #portraits #walk #chiefs #tradition #cultural

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UPDATE: August 2014 - Please check out 'Photos Tell Stories' for all further updates about our photography projects, work, photography workshops, travel, and more... Jason Florio and Helen Jones-Florio

#jason florio photography #helen jones-florio #photos Tell Stories #documentary #travel #photography workshops #expeditions #africa #global #photojournalism #photoblog #stories

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'The Boy in the Mask' cover shot © Jason Florio - Geographical Magazine, December 2013 issue - out now!

The portrait of the boy was taken by Florio on the last day of our second expedition 'River Gambia Expedition  - 1044km source-sea African odyssey' 2012-13. The first expedition was in 2009 - ' A Short Walk in the Gambian Bush' (please scroll down further to read more, and see more award-winning images by Florio, from this journey)

'I can’t begin to tell you how surprised and elated we both were, upon opening our mail boxes yesterday morning, to find that Florio’s portrait of the ‘Boy in the Mask’ got the cover of Geographical Magazine’s December issue – the last portrait that he took when we were almost at the end of our recent ‘River Gambia Expedition – 1044km source-sea African odyssey‘... - See more on the River Gambia blog

To read the story about 'A Short Walk in the Gambian Bush' - our 2009 930km walk around The Gambia, West Africa - please scroll further down.

#Geographical Magazine #Royal Geographical Society #jason florio photography #helen jones-florio #river gambia expedition #portraits #the gambia #senegal #west africa #travel #documentary

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GUP Magazine - featuring Jason Florio's portraits of village chiefs (alkalos) and elders, from our 'A Short Walk in the Gambian Bush - 930km African odyssey' (2009)

To read the full story about 'A Short Walk in the Gambian Bush' - our 2009 930km walk around The Gambia, West Africa - please scroll further down.

#GUP Magazine #Silafando #alkalo's #The Gambia #West Africa #travel #helen jones-florio #jason florio #a short walk in the gambian bush #930km African odyssey #portraiture

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Jason Florio's Gambian village chiefs ('Alkalo's) are still going strong - almost four years after we made 'A Short Walk in The Gambian Bush - 930km African Odyssey' expedition in 2009!

'Silafando - a gift to you on behalf of my journey' is being exhibited, as from tomorrow (1/11) at the Athens Photo Festival - APf :13

#Alkalo #chief #the gambia #photography #documentary #Athens Photo Festival 2013 #exhibition #portraits #A short walk in the gambian bush #930 african odyssey #helen jones-florio #walking #West Africa #travel #adventure #expedition

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Helen "do I have enough power?" camping on the roof of the chiefs compound, Sila Kounda, Senegal  © Jason Florio

Our latest West Africa expedition: 'River Gambia Expedition - 1044km source-sea African odyssey'

To read the full story about 'A Short Walk in the Gambian Bush' - our 2009 930km walk around The Gambia, West Africa - please scroll further down.

#jason florio #river gambia #expedition #laptop #solar power #helen jones-florio #photography #documentary #travel #west africa #camping

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What compels us to look at pictures of people? When is a photographic portrait truly successful? Does portraiture tell us more about the person sitting for the camera or the image-maker behind the lens? Produced by Andy Adams.

#flakphoto #Andy Adams #Nelson Aitkins Museum of Art #Jason Florio #photography #portraits #Silafando #The Gambia #A short walk in the gambian bush #West Africa. #documentary #travel

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We're on the BBC - News in Pictures

'From source to mouth, the River Gambia'

Images © Jason Florio (and Helen Jones-Florio)

#BBC #photography #jason florio #helen jones-florio #river gambia expedition #canoeing #travel #West Africa. #Senegal #The Gambia #Fouta Djallon Highlands #cultural #tradition #paddling

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Featured by Artsy

Boat as Subject: Sebastião Salgado, Jason Florio, and More

We’re honored to have Jason Florio’s fine art prints – images from both of our West Africa journeys – currently featured on Artsy.net: ‘Herouna Tonkara with his Horse‘ from ‘A Short Walk in the Gambian Bush-930km African odyssey‘ (2009) and ‘Swimming Horses‘ from the ‘River Gambia Expedition-1000km source-sea African odyssey‘ (2013) - See more at: River Gambia Expedition

To read all about our 2009 930km walk around The Gambia, please scroll further down on this page, to get to the story and images from that journey.

#Artsy.net #Jason Florio #Sebastiao Salgado #fine art prints #photography #gallery #color #Black and White #horses #swimming #river gambia #water #boats #Viatnam #The Gambia #West Africa #chiefs #cultural #tradition

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Jason Florio : Tabla Rasa Gallery, Brooklyn - group show 'Equus' - opening reception last night. The gallery took two pieces, after seeing Herouna (with his white horse) in Flo's solo exhibition at Rush Arts/Corridor Gallery last month - one from our 'A Short Walk in the Gambia Bush', 2009, expedition and one from our very recent River Gambia Expedition. If you get a chance, check out the exhibit - there is some beautiful artwork on display.

Image © Helen Jones-Florio

#Tabla Rasa Gallery #floriophoto.com #jason florio #exhibition #The Gambia #River Gambia #hourses #Equus #A short walk in the gambian bush #helen jones-florio #water

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PRESS: Jason Florio's portrait from his award-winning body of work - 'Silafando'- featured in Brooklyn Exposed for upcoming Brooklyn, NY, exhibition at the Tabla Rasa Gallery: 'Equus'

The 'Silafando' series of village chiefs (the 'Alkalo's') and elders was taken whilst we were on our 2009 'A Short Walk in the Gambian Bush' expedition - please scroll further down to see the images and read the road stories from the 930km walk around the small West African country

Tabla Rasa have also taken another of Florio's piece's from our recently completed 'River Gambia Expedition - source-sea African odyssey' - 'Swimming Horses' Karantaba, The Gambia

Images © Jason Florio : 'Herouna Tonkara with his horse' & 'Swimming Horses'

#jason florio photography #horses #Silafando #river gambia expedition #Tabla Rasa Gallery #brooklyn exposed #exhibition #river gambia #travel #A short walk in the gambian bush #930km africa odyssey #helen jones-florio #west africa

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Trunk Magazine - win three awards at the Society of Publication Designer Awards, 2013: including Silver Medal for 'Travel'  images by Jason Florio

'...and most significant, the silver medal for distinctive achievement in photography in the category of travel, food, and still life for "There and Back Again," Jason Florio's portrait series of Gambian chieftains' Trunk Mag

Taken whilst on our *2009 'A Short Walk in the Gambian Bush-930km African odyssey' expedition.

*Please scroll down and onto the following pages for road stories and images from the 2009 journey.

Visit the new blog for our most recent journey: 'River Gambia Expedition - 1000km source-sea African odyssey'

#Trunk Magazine #930km africa odyssey #A short walk in the gambian bush #Society of Publication Designer Awards #silafando #chiefs #The Gambia #portraits #travel #West Africa. #jason florio #river gambia expedition

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The River Gambia Expedition team reach the Atlantic Ocean, at Denton Bridge, The Gambia – after over 1000km of road and river l-r: Helen Jones-Florio, Ebou Jarju, Abdou Ndong, Jason Florio. Thanks to Terry, of Denton Bridge Watersports, for his hospitality on our return (and the chicken and chips!).

We are still in West Africa and the internet connection is still super slow/non-existent - as it has been for the last 2 months! So, please bear with us as we try to update the blog from our second successful West African expedition (the first one was 'A Short Walk in the Gambian Bush' - please scroll down for photos and stories). We promise to post more photos and road/river stories soon.

In the meantime, check out the River Gambia Expedition blog so far.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Jason Florio and Helen Jones-Florio

River Gambia Expedition team leaders

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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

#helen jones-florio #jason florio photography #river gambia expedition 2012 - 1000km source to sea African odyssey #kickstarter #travel #adventure #West Africa #photojournalism #trekking #canoeing #camping #fine art photography prints