Jason Florio (UK+USA) is a freelance photojournalist and documentary filmmaker who currently bases between London and the Gambia, West Africa. His work focuses on people living on the margins of society and human rights. His work has been published in major international publications and recognized with a number of awards, including recently, the Magnum Photo Award - 'Photojournalism' - for his long-term project 'Destination Europe' on the migration crisis in the Mediterranean
My wife, Helen Jones-Florio, and I co-led the first recorded source-to-sea expedition along the length of River Gambia, from its humble source in the remote highlands of Guinea, through Senegal …