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A Nomad’s Tent in Morocco’s Tafilalet Region, 2003 My guide, Ali, was always on the lookout for photo opportunities for me. He heard that there was a large encampment of nomads near the old village of Taouz, only a few kilometers … Continue reading
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Morocco 1997 Hamoudi, a Berber nomad, pours tea for me and my guide. His tent was about ten miles from Merzouga. This was back when Merzouga was nothing but a group of mud houses, no running water, no paved streets. The … Continue reading
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Morocco 1997 It took me a while to get the hang of saying “Ait Ben Haddou“. I kept getting Haddou mixed up with the word ‘howdy’ and caught myself saying ‘howdy-do’ on several occasions. Embarrassing. Now, I’ve got it. It’s … Continue reading
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Morocco 1998: A Berber home in a small desert village. Here is a swaddled baby. Didn’t you always wonder what ‘swaddled’ meant when you listened to the Bible story about the birth of Jesus? I can’t remember now how soon … Continue reading
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Morocco 1997 A Berber Home in the Desert This woman is Ali’s mother. That is what Umm Ali means. It’s also the name of a dessert popular in the Middle East. Umm Ali sits in her simple adobe house in the … Continue reading
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Morocco 2004: A Berber wedding in the desert near the Algerian border. And Rosemary has a bad day. This is the bride I wrote of yesterday. I am sitting on the ground with her in her little tent, my legs twisted beneath … Continue reading
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Morocco 2004…Somewhere near the Algerian border. A friend of my guide’s family knew of a wedding taking place in the desert. His kinsman was getting married. He wouldn’t have been able to attend if I hadn’t been interested in photographing … Continue reading
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Morocco 1997, in the Anti Atlas Mountains near Tafraoute The first time I went to Tafraoute was on a tour, 6 or so people packed in a small 4×4. I longingly glimpsed the hilltop kasbahs built of stone that stood like outposts in the … Continue reading
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Merzouga, Morocco 1997 September is the month for weddings in Morocco. Friends and family gather outside the home of the groom where the bride sits in state for three days. She is attended by her best friend or a female member … Continue reading
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Morocco 2005, A Berber family camp, somewhere in the desert east of Merzouga My guide used to take me to look for nomads. He would ask the camel traders if they knew of any encampments. Often, a trader would accompany us … Continue reading
