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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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East of Erfoud, Morocco Water is hauled from a desert well by hand. The two men stand with toes gripping the sides of the well and use all their strength to get the bag, dripping and full, to the top. … 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
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Tinerhir, Morocco 1997 We ate a meatball tagine in a closet-sized restaurant. Our knees practically touched the knees of the other patrons. They were Berber men clothed in djellabla and chech. Some, the older ones, wore a dagger hanging from a cord draped … 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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Essaouira, Morocco 2000 In 1995, when I first visited, Essaouira was simply a fishing village. Ungainly looking wooden fishing boats filled the harbor; fishermen sat on the quay and mended nets. You could buy a plate full of freshly fried … 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
