Evening in Rissani
Rissani, Morocco 1997
I’ve never shown anyone this photo before, but I’ve always loved it. The beautiful Barb horse standing between the shafts of a wagon, the palm trees and the two women wrapped in black chadors. It’s Africa!
I could have removed the figure of the woman just leaving the frame, but I didn’t because her chador is typical of this region. It is a printed bed sheet and was the height of style for certain groups of Berber women. They were also attracted to ruffled flannel nightgowns and young women wore them as dresses.