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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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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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Fes, Morocco 2009 One of the many enjoyable pastimes when staying in a Moroccan city is to sit on the rooftop of a riad (an old home made into a bed and breakfast) with your camera and take advantage of the bird’s-eye view. My … Continue reading
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Marrakesh, Morocco: Late 1990’s No words are needed today. Just FYI, though. The word for fish in Moroccan Arabic sounds like ‘hoot’. If you stay in a riad (an old house converted into a bed and breakfast) in the medina, … Continue reading
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Rissani, Morocco late 1990’s Children run from my camera in one of Rissani’s kasbahs. Kasbahs are a kind of apartment house where a certain tribe lives…sometimes Berbers, sometimes Arabized Berbers. Life is primitive. There is no electricity except a rare … Continue reading
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Boumalne Dades, Morocco late 1990’s She had disobeyed her older sister who was very displeased. Moroccans use the word “h’shuma” to denote shame. It’s a handy word for tourists to Morocco to have in their vocabulary. When the taxi driver … Continue reading
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Rissani, Morocco 2000 A Haratine woman sorts dates on a threshing floor in a small village. She has her work cut out for her. I didn’t ask questions about the sorting. But I do know that some of the dates … Continue reading
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Essaouira, Morocco 1995 In the 90’s Essaouira was a small but beautiful fishing village. You could wander the winding alleys and villagers would come out of their homes and invite you in for tea. Fishermen gestured to you to go … Continue reading
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Boumalne Dades, Morocco: late 1990’s We picked up a man, who worked in a shop in Boumalne Dades. He said he knew where the cave dwelling Berbers could be found. The head of the nomad family was out with his flocks of goats … Continue reading
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Morocco 1996 We were shown many images from the great photographers our first semester of photography class. I tried to figure out why they were great. Sometimes it seemed to me to be a case of “Because I said so.” … Continue reading
