Category Archives: Berbers

Dunes of Erg Chebbi

Posted on September 12, 2015 by Rosemary
berbers stroll in Morocco's Erg Chebbi

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Morocco’s Erg Chebbi 2000 The sun was setting. Three Berber men from a nearby village strolled toward the dunes. I shot this from the vehicle window. Luck. It happens.

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The Guedra

Posted on September 2, 2015 by Rosemary
a kneeling woman dances the guedra

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Morocco 2003 I used to help a Berber family with their fledgling tourist business. They responded by trying to think of places to take me where I would find interesting photographs. We drove into the desert from Rissani where two … Continue reading →

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From Taodenni to Tombouctou

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Rosemary
Sahara Desert: men load slabs of salt on the camels

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Mali, West Africa 2005 Touareg men load salt slabs on the backs of their camels in preparation for another day of travel through the Sahara Desert. It was dawn and it was cold. We stood far away from the caravan. If … Continue reading →

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Touareg Camp in the Sahara

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Rosemary
Touareg women camp in the Sahara

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Mali 2005 I’m not really sure where we were. No one knew but it was either Mali or Mauritania. The women spoke Hasaniya which is a dialect of Arabic. No matter that we were in the middle of nowhere, the … Continue reading →

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Abandoned Kasbah

Posted on March 28, 2015 by Rosemary
Abandoned Kasbah

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Ouarzazate Morocco: some time in the late 1990’s There are several old kasbahs on the opposite side of the river from the town of Ouarzazate. A crumbled village sits behind the crumbled Kasbah and that is where this woman is … Continue reading →

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The Arab Street Redux

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Rosemary
posterized version of a street scene in old Tripoli

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Tripoli, Libya 1960 A boy buys bread on the streets of Tripoli. The vendor picks the bread up with a skewer while holding a newspaper in his left hand. He will wrap the young man’s purchase in the newspaper. The fellow on the left seems … Continue reading →

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Tea with the Berbers

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Rosemary
Berber man pours tea

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Morocco 1998 When ever a guest arrives, a Moroccan will immediately make tea. If the guests are men, a man will do the honors as this man is doing. If the guests are women or family, the woman of the … Continue reading →

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Imilchil Festival

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Rosemary
Imilchil Camel Market

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Imilchil, Morocco 2000 Every year there is a Marriage Festival at Imilchil, a village in the High Atlas Mountains. The idea of a marriage festival draws tourists but the chance to buy, sell and trade draws the Berbers who are known … Continue reading →

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Essaouira, Morocco

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Rosemary
Morocco's seaside village of Essaouira

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Essaouira, Morocco 1995 I scanned some old slides from Morocco yesterday and saw this one. I didn’t know I had it! And I am happy because I have the ubiquitous seagulls, the boats, a good view of the village and … Continue reading →

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Berbers of Morocco

Posted on January 31, 2015 by Rosemary
Berber women transport firewood by donkey

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Morocco: late 90’s Village woman drive their firewood laden donkeys back to the village after a long day in the desert. The fuel will be used to heat the communal oven. I’ve never seen a fire used for heating a home in … Continue reading →

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