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Morocco sometime in the late 90’s Agdal is a tiny mountain village of houses made of rammed earth. The large structure in the photo is a Kasbah, an apartment house with many families living in it. It is like a fortress … Continue reading
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Morocco: Tafilalet Region in the late 1990’s Strings of khettara, underground water channels, lead from the oasis of Hassilabeid to the Berber village of Ksar Merzouga. Built in the 1400’s, now no longer in use, they were used to sustain the small … Continue reading
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Moroccan Berber Bride Merzouga Morocco A Berber bride sits in state with two members of her family…maybe one woman is from the groom’s family and one is from her family. Her husband’s family has prepared a celebration in her honor … Continue reading
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Guelmime, Morocco 2000 Herds of camels burdened with goods or tourists are a common sight in the south of Morocco. Berber nomads use them to carry the heavy black wool tents when they move to new grazing lands. And every … Continue reading
Morocco 2003 The “Route des Kasbahs” leads east from Ouarzazate to Tinerhir. Beyond Tinerhir lie the desert settlements of Erfoud, Rissani and Merzouga where tribes, either Arab or Berber, live in kasbahs as they have for centuries. The Berber tribes of southern Morocco built these … Continue reading
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Fez, Morocco 1995 Photographed near the medina. Dressed in the traditional Rif Berber waterman costume, he no longer sells water. He makes more money posing for pictures. I know I was happy to pay him for this portrait. He wears … Continue reading
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Morocco’s Southeast 2003 Bread is truly the staff of life among the Berber people of Morocco. Berbers prefer meat and lots of it, but the mainstay of their diet is bread. Bread is baked daily and is at its best before it … Continue reading
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Morocco in the late 90’s. A young Berber man watches his family’s flock of sheep. He is dressed for the cold with multiple layers and a hand-woven wool djellaba over his shoulder. He carries a home made ‘thermos’ of a … Continue reading
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Erfoud, Morocco 1997 A young Berber man polishes fossils on a back street in this small desert town. Dust from grinding the stones covered the man and his surroundings. He used his chech (turban) to try to protect his nose and … Continue reading
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Morocco 1998 My guide owned a Land Rover and he loved to drive on the piste, which is a French word for dirt track. I liked it, too, because we’d often come across people who lived the way people in … Continue reading
