Jason Florio (UK, USA), is photographer and filmmaker, based between London and the Gambia. He has produced images and documentaries for clients including The New York Times, Smithsonian, The New Yorker, National Geographic, The Guardian and Amnesty International, His work has been recognized with a number of awards, including The Magnum Photography Award American Photography prize for his work on migration, and the Contemporary African Photography Prize 2021 for his work on human rights. His work is held in a number of public and private collections and has been presented in solo and joint exhibitions in the USA, Europe, and Asia. Florio completed the first circumnavigation of The Gambia by foot, a 930km expedition to create a photo based document of traditional leadership followed by the first recorded expedition of River Gambia from its source in Guinea-Conakry to the Atlantic Ocean, in The Gambia. For his photography- based expedition projects, he was made a Fellow of The Royal Geographical Society (UK).