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‘Makasutu – mecca in the forest’ show and book is the culmination of 10 trips over 12 years to the small West African republic of The Gambia. The portraits are of the people who work and live around an area of bush that is called Makasutu – which in the local Mandinka language translates to Maka (mecca) sutu (in the forest) -because it was used as a praying ground when Islam first was brought down over the Sahara in the 13th century to The Gambia.

Photograph by Jason Florio

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In the Makasutu reserve, Gambia W rezerwacie Makasutu, Gambia

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'Abdou with Rescued Crocodile' - Fine Art Photography Prints by Jason Florio

Jason Florio’s black and white portraits of the people who live in and around a sacred forest in West Africa, available to purchase @jasonflorio_photoprints. Printed on museum grade fine art paper. For more information – prices, sizes, editions, shipping – please visit Florio’s Instagram page. To see more of his documentary work around the world, spanning over 25-years, check out…

'Abdou with Rescued Crocodile' - Fine Art Photography Prints by Jason Florio

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Jason Florio - fine art photography prints

‘Makasutu’ The Gambia – black and white portraits ©Jason Florio Makasutu – award-winning portraits Photography prints | Multi award-winning photographer @jasonflorio. Buy unique limited edition, museum grade, fine art prints.  ‘Makasutu’ Portraits, The Gambia ©Jason Florio @jasonflorio_photoprints © Jason Florio ‘Makasutu’ ‘Makasutu’ ©Jason Florio floriophoto.com For assignment queries –…

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Abdou and his wingless parrot reflecting. Abdou was my first friend in The Gambia and was a kind and gentle soul. He was a fisherman, a farmer an entrepreneur, but first and foremost a family man. Abdou was our team mate on our 1130km source to sea expedition of River Gambia in 2012. He was my teacher and friend for 20 years... He passed away last year after being bitten by a snake while working in the bush. Abdou is Gambia - Gambia is Abdou. ©JasonFlorio - - #gambia🇬🇲 #westafrica #makasutu #jasonfloriophotographer #alternativeportrait #parrot #africanparrot #reflectingafrica (at The Gambia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CInTA0inLWA/?igshid=orohobn1c3c7

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Q&A with Jason Florio - 'A photographer's take: in conversation with a humanitarian storyteller'

Q&A with Jason Florio - 'A photographer's take: in conversation with a humanitarian storyteller' United Purpose, NGO

  Q&A with Jason Florio

Check out Helen Jones-Florio gallery’s very own Jason Florio, in an interview with NGO, United Purpose. Jason has a long history of working with NGO’s, particularly UP (formally, Concern Universal). Florio talks with them about this work, other photography assignments, and what drives his passion for photography…

“The power of photography can never be underestimated. An…

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"We Never Gave Up: Stories of Courage in Gambia" - Amnesty International Documentary

“We Never Gave Up: Stories of Courage in Gambia” – Amnesty International Documentary

“We Never Gave Up: Stories of Courage in Gambia“ A Louise Hunt & Jason Florio Production for Amnesty International the trailer At the end of last year, we were commissioned by Amnesty International, West Africa, to make a documentary about the human rights defenders, and activists, who worked tirelessly, and…

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'Abdou with Rescued Crocodile' by Jason Florio - fine art photography prints

‘Abdou with Rescued Crocodile’ by Jason Florio – fine art photography prints

‘Abdou with Rescued Crocodile’ fine art photography prints by Jason Florio – from his award-winning ‘Makasutu’ series of portraits.

  See more of Jason Florio’s stunning fine art photography prints

black & white and colour collections – available from helenjonesflorio.com on-line gallery.

‘Sky Over Texas’ © Jason Florio – fine art photography prints available from helenjonesflorio.comon-line…

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