#236 ROGUE HIPPOS! & PHOTOGRAPHING DURING A DICTATORSHIP
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.
Patron of the Day today is David Tanner. Clearly David, summer has arrived… hoorah, and I can see it in the contrasty pictures showing clear and deep skies, vibrant colours and a floral carpet spreading across the beautiful county of Northumberland in north east England, your photographic playground.
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FURTHER REFERENCE: River Gambia Source to Sea, Gambia Opus, Photo Swindon.
