Blue lane in the Medina of Larache, Morocco
Medina of Larache, Morocco, 2011 I was stunned by the beauty of the lane, its colours, its patterns and the symmetry of its Moroccan doors. I waited a long time for something interesting to happen to make this picture more alive. Unfortunately the Medina of Larache is a quiet place … and what best identified [...]
Feeling the horizon, Medina of Tetouan
View over the new town of Tetouan and the Jewish cemetery – 2011 One of the Medina’s characteristic is a lack of space*. A feeling that is sometimes intensified by the tiny lanes and the lack of visibility. Facing the mountainous region of the Rif, the Medina of Tetouan built on the Djebel Dersa slope, [...]
Hammam, Medina of Larache & Fez
Medina of Larache, 2011 – See the photo in large In the Medina of Larache, a Moroccan lady traditionally dressed is entering a home. Opposite is the back door of a Hammam. A traditional public space where men and women go to wash themselves and socialise. Medina of Fez, 2010 – See the photo in [...]
Sunset time in La Skala, Medina of Essaouira
See the photo in large – Print available for purchase A beautiful golden light covers the Skala where a man is walking on the Medina’s rampart. Hidden couples flirt. Street vendors sell crafts. girls chat. tourists takes pictures. The place is one of the favourite spot for foreigners and locals to gather every evening to [...]
Light and shade, Medina of Chefchaouen, Morocco
Moroccan man traditionally dressed walking in the Medina of Chefchaouen. A picture of Chefchaouen that I edited just a few days ago when revisiting my RAW archive. I am currently planning to go to Morocco next autumn.
School girl and motorcycle, Medina of Marrakesh, Morocco
School girl and motorcycle rider speeding in the Medina of Marrakesh. Earlier this month, Travel Budget, a US travel magazine, contacted me to buy one of my Bolivian images. Yesterday, I received a request for some of my Moroccan pictures from a French Travel magazine . Thanks for that. I am now working on it [...]
La tannerie Chouara, au coeur de la Médina de Fès
La culture du tannage est une des plus anciennes traditions marocaines et fassis. Au 14ème siècle, des centaines de tanneries se cachaient derrière les ruelles de sa médina. Aujourd’hui dans la vieille historique de Fès, moins de dix tanneries cultivent encore le tannage de peaux de chèvres, de moutons et de chameaux en utilisant les [...]
Medinas du Maroc – Entre Tradition et Modernité
Medinas du Maroc – Entre Tradition et Modernité Photographies par Jerome Lorieau Cloisonnées entre des remparts, les Médinas sont les gardiennes des traditions historiques du Maroc, que ces traditions soient culturelles ou religieuses. Elles représentent souvent un caractère unique et impressionnant où grouille en apparence une vie secrète et mystérieuse. Ses ruelles infinies, entortillées entre [...]
