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Tripoli, Libya 1962 Don’t you love those men wearing the toga-like garment? But you can see the young men want to wear western clothes. Once I was met in Casablanca by a Berber driver from Merzouga. He wore a chech (turban) and … Continue reading
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Tripoli, Libya 1962 Life was peaceful in those days. The caleche, a horse-drawn carriage that serves as a taxi cruises past the main fountain in Tripoli. I think this street borders the shore of the Mediterranean Sea. In those days, … Continue reading
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Mali, West Africa: Early 2000’s A Fulani woman, with the tattooed lips that her tribe is known for, stands outside her home. She is pleased to be photographed, unlike most Africans. The woman inside the home is her servant or slave … Continue reading
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Morocco’s Erg Chebbi 2000 The sun was setting. Three Berber men from a nearby village strolled toward the dunes. I shot this from the vehicle window. Luck. It happens.
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Ghana 2002 Portrait of an African woman with a dreamy expression. I can’t tell you more about this moment…I’m pretty sure this is Accra. I can tell you that West African women love these cotton prints. They make two piece … Continue reading
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Morocco 2003 I used to help a Berber family with their fledgling tourist business. They responded by trying to think of places to take me where I would find interesting photographs. We drove into the desert from Rissani where two … Continue reading
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Lalibela, Ethiopia 2013 Eleven churches were carved out of rock…building down rather than up. King Lalibela ordered them built in the 12th century to establish what he called a New Jerusalem. The rooms inside the churches are dark and small. The floors are uneven. Candles … Continue reading
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Morocco: On the Route des Kasbahs 2002 The urn-like kilns of the Haratine potters are visible from the highway: the famed Route des Kasbahs that threads from the Erg Chebbi to Ouarzazte. I always wanted to see the potters at work but my timing was … Continue reading
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Timbuktu, Mali 2001 One of the entrances from the prayer courtyard. Woven palm prayer mats lie rolled and strewn about, maybe to keep them free of sand.
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Accra, Ghana 2001 This was a messy photo (slide) because the background, although I had blurred it out, was too dark and too busy. I loved these two women with their upraised arms holding the pans full of clean laundry. I love … Continue reading
