Lane around Al Karaouine Mosque, Medina of Fez, Morocco
In the heart of the Medina of Fez, a man is walking in a lane near by Al Karaouine Mosque. About the picture: The photograph was taken in 2010 during my second visit to Fez. It was probably not the first time that I had walked down this lane, but the lines & the geometry [...]
Tourism and Tradition, Medina of Marrakech
Marrakech, Capital of Tourism Marrakech is the most touristic city in Morocco. At peak season, the ochre city attracts thousands of foreigners mostly coming from all over Europe. This is the result of an increase in low cost flights in the last decade. But Marrakech is not like any other city in Morocco. It is [...]
Moroccan Medinas: Between Tradition & Modernity
Surrounded by ramparts, Moroccan medinas are the guardians of historical traditions for both the Moroccan and Muslim cultures. They have a unique character, where a dense and secret life takes place. Their infinite number of tiny lanes, the effects of light and shade, the complexity of their layout and the maze-like lack of visibility are [...]
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 [...]
Boy playing football, Medina of Rabat, Morocco
I was wandering the street of the Medina of Rabat when I stopped in this place to observe two boys playing football. Children playing in the street is not an unusual scene in Moroccan Medinas. Outside their family home, it is in the street that they start socialising in their yearly years. Within the Medina’s [...]
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 [...]
Prickly pears sellers, Medina of Fez, Morocco
Prickly pears sellers talking to each others in the Medina of Fez.
Tanner at work, Chouara tannery, Fez, Morocco
Tanner dying skin in brown dye made from ceddar tree, Chouara tannery, Fez
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 [...]
Ancient city door, Medina of Chefchaouen, Morocco
Ancient city door and woman walking in the medina of Chefchaouen
Medina in Morocco: The charming fishing village of Larache
In and around the medina An infinity of blue and white tones coloured the old medina of Larache, an authentic fishing village by the Loukko estuary, just two hours from Rabat, the Moroccan capital. Quietness and serenity are probably the two key words to express the peacefulness of the place. Nothing seems to stop the [...]
5 ideas of pictures for your kitchen wall decor
Savouring new flavours is a wonderful way of travelling and discovering a country. Smells of spices, colours of a beautifully organised fruit stall, freshness of vegetables and herbs in an Asian market are all ingredients which stimulate the senses. Have you ever noticed when walking through a colourful market or walking by a traditional bakery, [...]
