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Photo Swindon International Photography Exhibition - 1st July-3rd October, 2021. Boys with painted faces stand looking at the camera, by the River Gambia, West Africa - advertisement for Photoswindon photo exhibition. Image ©Jason Florio

Photo Swindon International Photography Exhibition – 1st July-3rd October, 2021. Jason Florio, Martin Parr, Sanne de Wilde

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Photo Swindon International Photography Exhibition – 1st July-3rd October, 2021

‘In Sync – Natures of Togetherness’

Jason Florio | Martin Parr | Sanne de Wilde

Photoswindon International Photography Exhibition - Gambian women standing in a rice field that they are harvesting. Image ©Jason Florio from River Gambia Expedition
Photo Swindon International Photography Exhibition – Gambian women standing in a rice field they are harvesting. Image ©Jason Florio from ‘River Gambia Expedition – 1044km source-sea African odyssey’

Photo Swindon 2021

Photo Swindon 2021 is a new and exciting outdoor photography exhibition conceived and curated by Swindon based photographer Jennifer Berry and delivered in partnership with Swindon South Parish Council. The programme will feature a collection of works by Internationally acclaimed and award winning documentary photographers.

Jason Florio – Exhibiting 1st-29th July

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Uniquely for a photography exhibition, each photographers work will tour three locations within each month.
The touring nature of this exhibition breaks new ground being the first time this has been done in the UK to our knowledge. We hope this maximises accessibility to all the people of our rich and diverse community.

@photoswindon International Photography Exhibition – photographers and filmmakers, Jason Florio & Helen Jones-Florio, opening weekend of ‘River Gambia’ . Photo courtesy Joanne Jones

‘River Gambia’ – purchase fine art photography prints

'River Gambia - Horses swimming along a small boat ferry on the River Gambia, The Gambia, West Africa fine art photography prints by Jason Florio - purchase from helenjonesflorio.com onlinegallery
‘River Gambia – Swimming Horses’ fine art photography prints by Jason Florio – purchase from helenjonesflorio.com online gallery

Martin Parr – Exhibiting 31st July-30th August

The locations will be three of Swindon’s parks, The Town Gardens, Queens Park and the GWR Park; totalling an outdoor exhibition across three parks for a period of three months from 1st July – 3rd October 2021.

Sanne de Wilde – Exhibiting 1st Sept-3rd October

Additionally, for 2 weeks in October photography students from New College Swindon will exhibit their work in the Town Gardens, Swindon, and 5th October – 17th October for Graduate Photojournalism and Documentary Photography students from Centre for Art and Photography University of Gloucestershire.

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Generator transport A team punt a raft carrying a water pump that will be used to irrigate banana plantations that flank the river banks in Senegal
Photo Swindon International Photography Exhibition – A team punt a raft carrying a water pump that will be used to irrigate banana plantations that flank the river banks in Senegal. ©Jason Florio from ‘River Gambia Expedition – 1044km source-sea African odyssey’

‘River Gambia’ – purchase fine art photography prints

Jason Florio completed the first recorded circumnavigation of The Gambia by foot, co-leading with his wife Helen Jones-Florio – a 930 km expedition, producing an award-winning series of portraits titled ‘Silafando’.
Three years later he co-led, with Helen Jones Florio his wife, the first recorded expedition of River Gambia from its source in Guinea-Conakry to the Atlantic Ocean, in The Gambia – creating a document of the communities that live along its 1130 km course before a planned dam was constructed.

 ‘ROGUE HIPPOS! & PHOTOGRAPHING DURING A DICTATORSHIP’

Podcast: Jason Florio talks to Neale James/Photography Daily Show about Photo Swindon, and the River Gambia Expedition

Huge thanks to Jennifer Berry & Jon Buckett for putting the exhibition together, for the above words, and for inviting me to be part of this incredible photography festival!

Jason Florio

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Header Image: Boys with painted faces, standing on the banks of the River Gambia, Senegal. Image ©Jason Florio

Youtube – ‘River Gambia Expedition – 1044km source-sea African odyssey’ ©Jason Florio & Helen Jones-Florio
West African men punt a raft carrying a water pump, River Gambia, Senegal © Jason Florio

Podcast: Rogue Hippos! & Photographing During a Dictatorshop – Jason Florio

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Podcast: Rogue Hippos! & Photographing During a Dictatorshop – Jason Florio talks with Neale James/The Photography Daily Show, about living and working in The Gambia, West Africa.

Podcast: Rogue Hippos! & Photographing During a Dictatorshop – Jason Florio

Today two stories featuring humanitarian photojournalist Jason Florio. In the first we talk about a photo expedition he took with his wife and business partner Helen Jones-Florio along the Gambia River, which sounds beautifully romantic and exotic in equal measure, but doesn’t come without its wildlife challenges as you’re about to find out. And then in part two of our conversation, we discuss moving to Africa, living initially under a regime that didn’t encourage open documentary work or journalism or indeed anyone who might want to talk of uncomfortable truths in a country which has the motto, progress, peace and prosperity. Listen to the podcast at The Photography Daily Show

A woman checks her traps on the River Gambia, Senegal, in the early hours of the morning, West Africa. Image ©Jason Florio
A migrant fisherwoman checks her traps on the River Gambia, The Gambia, West Africa. Image ©Jason Florio
River Gambia Expedition – 10044km source-sea African odyssey
Podcast: Rogue Hippos! & Photographing During a Dictatorshop – Jason Florio
'Gambia-victims, and resisters' AKJ was shot by Gambian security forces during a student protest in 2000. Image ©Jason Florio/Helen Jones-Florio
‘Gambia-victims, and resisters’ AKJ was shot by Gambian security forces during a student protest in 2000. Image ©Jason Florio/Helen Jones-Florio
‘Gambia – victims, and resisters’

“We want answers and we want justice, and we will not give up until those who are responsible are held accountable.” Nana-Jo Ndow, human rights activist and founder of ANEKED, whose father was murdered by Yahya Jammeh’s security forces

CAP PRIZE SHORTLIST 2021:Nana-Jo Ndow, daughter of Saul Ndow, holding a picture of her father who, in 2013, was forcibly disappeared from Senegal by Gambian security forces and murdered ©Jason Florio / Helen Jones-Florio
(LEFT) Nana-Jo Ndow, daughter of Saul Ndow, holding a picture of her father who, in 2013, was forcibly disappeared from Senegal, along with Mahawa Cham, former Gambian MP. Witness testimonies revealed that they had been abducted and taken over the border into The Gambia, where they were both killed by Jammeh’s security forces in Jammeh’s home village. “We want answers and we want justice, and we will not give up until those who are responsible are held accountable.” (RIGHT) One of three crocodile pools in former Gambian president, Yahya Jammeh’s home village. It is alleged that a number of Jammeh’s victms were dropped into local wells and some thrown to the crocodiles to destroy the evidence.Image ©Jason Florio/Helen Jones-Florio
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WATCH: ‘River Gambia Expedition – 1044km source-sea African odyssey‘. Footage ©Jason Florio & Helen Jones-Florio

Huge thanks to Neale James at the Photography Daily Show for inviting me to share our West Africa experiences.

JF

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Happy New Year, 2021 – River Gambia, West Africa

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A woman checks her traps on the River Gambia, Senegal, in the early hours of the morning, West Africa. Image ©Jason Florio
A migrant fisherwoman checks her traps on the River Gambia, The Gambia, West Africa. Image ©Jason Florio

Here’s hoping for a happier, healthier 2021 for one and all

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THE GAMBIA, WEST AFRICA

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On Assignment in Uganda: public transport – ‘Boda Bodas’ ©Jason Florio

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BodaBoda – public transport, Kampala, Uganda ©Jason Florio

Uganda ‘Boda Bodas’ – ‘Boda Boda’ is the name given to one of the most ubiquitous, and cheapest, forms of public transport in East Africa – motorcycles and bicycles.

Uganda 'Boda Bodas' public transport ©Jason Florio
Uganda ‘Boda Bodas’ public transport ©Jason Florio
Uganda 'Boda Bodas' public transport ©Jason Florio
Uganda ‘Boda Bodas’ public transport ©Jason Florio
Uganda 'Boda Bodas' public transport ©Jason Florio
Uganda ‘Boda Bodas’ public transport ©Jason Florio

Seeing so many of them on the roads, in and around Kampala, reminded me of the Moto taxis we used in the Fouta Djallon Highlands of Guinea Conakry, whilst on the River Gambia Expedition

Helen & ‘moto’ rider, Ebu, and River Gambia Expedition team member, Ebou, with his rider – leaving Mali Ville, Guinea-Conakry © Jason Florio

‘According to our main moto taxi man, Ebu, when we were trying to make the initial, extremely protracted, deal with him: “Come, we go now, now! We will get to Kedougou (Senegal) in two hours” he assured us – compared to 6-7 hours in a vehicle. In the end, we haggled a deal for roughly $28 per person – down from $35 per person. Hey, when on a tight expedition budget, every single dollar saved counts…

At long last, almost 5 hours later, we were ready to hit the road. Ebu is still adamant that we would make Kedougou by dark. So much so, he very convincingly stated: “and I will return tonight, to Mali Ville, with a passenger from Kedougou, too!”. In actual fact, we would not reach Kedougou until 10 pm that evening!’ extract from the ‘River Gambia Expedition-1044km source-sea African odyssey’ blog by Helen Jones-Florio

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