This place is a popular tourist attraction, especially for photographers. Who can resist the reflections made in the thin layer of water on the floor and the light from the sky entering through an oculus in the ceiling? I suspect hundreds, if not thousands, of photographers have uploaded their images of the Portuguese cistern to the internet. So how could I expect to make an image that would be different and distinctively mine?
Read MoreOlive Tree, Chefchauoen, Morocco
I continue to comb through my archives during the Covid pandemic. This is my latest find.
There is something about old, gnarled trees that resonates with me. They cannot run away from hardship and adversity to seek a better place to live. They must face whatever challenges life presents and adapt as best they can. Yet they always maintain their dignity.
Scenes of the Medina in Fez
The Chouara Leather Tannery in Fez
With a little imagination, one can pretend to be looking at a scene from the Middle Ages.
Produce Market in Fez
More images from Morocco.
Erg Chebbi Dunes
Images from the Moroccan desert.
Kasbah of the Glaouis – Some Less Opulent Spaces
More images from Morocco's Kasbah of the Glaouis in Telouet.
Telouet – Kasbah of the Glaouis
After Morocco's independence in 1956, the Glaoui family was evicted and the kasbah was left to ruin. These photographs are of the opulent interior rooms, slowly decaying.
Rooftops in Essaouira, Morocco
Morocco
For the next few posts, I will be putting up photos from a trip to Morocco this past April.