Category Archives: Africa

Shopping in Morocco

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Morocco 1997 An outdoor display of Moroccan pottery shot in bright sunlight. Luckily, there was enough light bouncing from the dirt to light the shadows. All I had to do to this was try to get the colors right. Moroccan … Continue reading

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Zebra: Close Up

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Ngorongoro Crater, Kenya, 1998 A zebra drinks from a pond in the Ngorongoro Crater. You can tell that he has had enough as he is letting water spill from his mouth. This is typical of horses and apparently zebras, too. … Continue reading

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Erg Chebbi: Morocco’s Sea of Sand

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Near Merzouga, Morocco:  1990’s It was difficult to get these colors “true”, but I finally managed using Image>Adjustments>Color Balance. The dunes change color according to the time of day going from a pale beige to yellow to pink in the … Continue reading

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Sahara Desert

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  Mali, 2002 We paused on a dune overlooking the desert settlement of Araouane. Below were Moorish and Touareg men and boys watering their livestock. Click on the links below to see more photos and stories of the Sahara Desert. Adventure … Continue reading

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Chefchaouen, Morocco

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Chefchaouen, Morocco 2006 A shopkeeper sets his spices out on the street in hopes of attracting buyers. A woman sells pomegranates. Chefchaouen is a touristy place. I had to look hard to find the photo of the woman, whose photo … Continue reading

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The Marabout

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Morocco 2002 It was a day of celebration. Mountain villagers had come with picnics to enjoy the day on the banks of a river. They waded in the icy water, paid a few dirham to sit on a horse tacked-up … Continue reading

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Luck is a Factor in Photography

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Kenya, 1994… or thereabouts Luck is a factor in photography. It is in my photography, anyway. I was lucky to go to Kenya on Safari. I was lucky to have a good camera and lots of film. I was lucky … Continue reading

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Berber Finery

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Morocco 2002 I watched these two girls, who were sisters, dress for the wedding of a kinsman. They rummaged in sacks and pulled out skirts, blouses and shoes. They added the skirts, blouses and head coverings to what they were already … Continue reading

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A Job From Hell

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Lake Awasa, Ethiopia 2013 A young boy working in a “restaurant” prepares fish for cooking by skinning them with his teeth. He pulls the skin from the flesh by gripping the skin between his teeth. He seemed  happy to show … Continue reading

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The Fossil Factory

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Erfoud, Morocco Late 1990’s Fossils, especially trilobites,  are plentiful in the desert around Erfoud.  Here a man has his own little polishing factory. He has a “fossil mine” located in the desert east of Erfoud where trenches are dug in the sands, sometimes … Continue reading

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