Thought & Story behind Photograph #3
April 02, 2013
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The photograph was taken in October 2012 outside the Medina of Fes while I was travelling in Morocco as part of the photo project about its medinas. I was having a break from the medina, wandering in the street opposite Bab Mahrouk and leading to Avenue des Merinides. On both sides of
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Fes El Bali, a medieval Moroccan Medina in the 21st century
November 19, 2012
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Fes was founded by Idris I two thousand two hundred and twenty three years ago, making it one of the oldest medieval cities on earth. Under the influence of the Andalusians and migrants from Kairouan (Tunisia), Fes grew as a city of Islam, crafts and trades. It is during this period t
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Moroccan Medinas: Between Tradition & Modernity
November 07, 2012
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Surrounded by ramparts, Moroccan Medinas are the guardians of historical tradition for both the Moroccan and Muslim cultures. My fascination for Moroccan Medinas started in 2004 when I visited the country for the first time for work. Back home, I felt like I had left something behind
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Childhood inside the Medinas of Morocco
October 02, 2012
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In Morocco, streets, like in other Arabic countries, are an important part of Moroccan social culture. Within the Medina’s community and outside their family home, it is also in the street that children start socialising in their early years. It is a part of their education, a school
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Around the Mellah of Marrakech
August 14, 2012
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I took this picture on my second visit of Marrakesh as part of my project about the Moroccan Medina, in October 2011. Unlike Fez, roads run through its ramparts allowing traffic inside the Medina. I was walking on one of the main roads near the Mellah of Marrakech when I spotted the f
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Seagulls, crowd and workers, Essaouira, Morocco
June 27, 2012
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About the picture: The picture was taken in October 2011 at Moulay Hassan square in Essaouira. The square is situated between the Medina and the port and at night becomes a lively place where families gather, ladies chat on a bench, children play and men have a tea outside a bar aroun
Continue Reading ...Lane around Al Karaouine Mosque, Medina of Fez, Morocco
May 09, 2012
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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 made by
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Essaouira Harbour, Morocco
April 10, 2012
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A man is sitting by a lorry parked in Essaouira harbour. As I was leaving the harbour, I noticed the shadows of passers by walking on the peer and the man seated by the lorry. I had to wait for the right people in the right place in order to get the shadow on the lorry and also for so
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Tearsheet: Destination Magazine (France): Maroc
January 03, 2012
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Four of my photographs were published in the latest Destination Magazine in France. It is a special Moroccan Imperial Medinas. Three of them illustrate an article about Rabat including one pictures taken during my last journey in October 2011. The other one was taken in Marrakesh. Abo
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Blue lane in the Medina of Larache, Morocco
December 22, 2011
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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 &#
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