Category Archives: Morocco

Berber Traders

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Morocco 1997, in the Anti Atlas Mountains near Tafraoute The first time I went to Tafraoute was on a tour, 6 or so people packed in a small 4×4. I longingly glimpsed the hilltop kasbahs built of stone that stood like outposts in the … Continue reading

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Desert Wedding

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Merzouga, Morocco 1997 September is the month for weddings in Morocco. Friends and family gather outside the home of the groom where the bride sits in state for three days. She is attended by her best friend or a female member … Continue reading

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Company’s Coming

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Morocco 2005,  A Berber family camp, somewhere in the desert east of Merzouga My guide used to take me to look for nomads. He would ask the camel traders if they knew of any encampments. Often, a trader would accompany us … Continue reading

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High Atlas Village

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Telouet Village, Morocco 2009. The village is damp from recent rains. It can be cold in the High Atlas even in September. The houses have no chimney just a hole in the roof to let the smoke escape. Mountain families spend … Continue reading

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Imilchil Marriage Festival

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Morocco 1998  Imilchil, a village in the High Atlas Mountains Every fall, there is a marriage festival in Imilchil. It’s sort of a Sadie Hawkins Day affair; women of the Ait Haddou tribe can ask men to marry them. Normally the women who … Continue reading

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Me? or My Computer?

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Believe it or not, this is a photograph. It is made of several photographs blended together through the magic of Photoshop and Nik Filters. I have told you on other blogs about my ‘prism’ library. These are photographs of textures such as … Continue reading

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The Kasbah

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Ouarzazate, Morocco 2009 A kasbah is a something like a fortified apartment house. It is a rabbit warren of rooms and apartments connected by dark hallways. The only light is from shafts of harsh sun where the structure is open to the … Continue reading

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Morocco: Berber Girl

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Morocco: A nomad encampment somewhere in the Guir Desert  An unmarried Berber girl stopped her chores for a moment and allowed me to take her portrait. There was a bit of tension in the air. I sensed hostility from the gnarled, … Continue reading

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Independence

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Chefchouan, Morocco 2006 An old woman makes a few pennies selling onions, garlic and some other stuff. She sits by a wall in her neighborhood arranging and rearranging her produce. Maybe the message of this photo isn’t as bleak as it seems. … Continue reading

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Dunes with Lake

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Morocco 2009: The dunes of the Erg Chebbi after a heavy rain. I’ll be away from my computer for a month or maybe a bit more. I have the opportunity to travel to Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan with a friend. We will … Continue reading

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