I am so grateful to my family and friends who are such willing subjects.  They are so used to me walking around with my camera that they don't even notice when I'm snapping shots. My husband doesn't even mind when I catch him from a nap.
Sleepy.  I have to be sneaky with the shy ones and shoot them from a distance Racheal  My niece is a ham, so it's more difficult to get a shot of her NOT posing.  But,every once in awhile I can get one. ,Megan
 
We have some friends from Morocco.  They wanted a family portrait to send to their relatives back home.  Here are two shots I was able to catch in between the formal stuff.  Lu & Baruk  Ali & Baruk 1

Have a wonderful day!

 
This ancient tannery in the old town Fes, Morocco is older than 600 years old,
it is almost not possible to find it without the help of a local guide.

I was not sure how I felt when I was there, guilty for what those people go through everyday?
Ashamed that I took these photos?

Tannery Tannery1 Tannery2 Tannery3  

Berber Girls
Me, in Berber Costume
Water vendor
Gzaoua Dancer
Musician

(location: Morocco)

Doing grocery
Gathering branches
washing clothes
Washing clothes1
Collecting drinking water
Weaving

location: Morocco

Hi All,

It's been a year and a half since I posted something on the site. Here is some new material. I hope you will enjoy some of our typical sites found here in Morocco.

This time, I am taking you on a tour to Marrakech.

Let's start with Majorelle Garden a peaceful place where one can stop and meditate out of the noisy city. The place is decorated with local style artwork with a dominant blue colour.

Later at dusk, go to another place called Jemaa el Fnaa Square, you shall find the probably largest open sky restaurant in the world. Take a seat and enjoy a local and friendly meal around the mobile stand.

Oh, while in Marrakech, do not forget to drive to the Atlas mountains. On your way to the summit and at the detour of a curve, you'll discover plenty of astonishing sites. Finally you get to the top

I hope you enjoyed !!

 

Now that I understand how to post on this site, (sorry for the burden yesterday) I'd like to share with you some of the specific traditions found in Morocco. Fantasia is a very spectacular one!

I hope you'll enjoy...

The communion between the Man and the Horse

The fantasia is an extraordinary warlike exercise where men riding horses devote themselves to incredible acrobatics and discharge their "moukhala" (old rifle with powder) during an unrestrained gallop, in a perfect synchronization. The fantasias take place in particular at the time of traditional festivals called "moussems".

Symbol of warlike virtuosity, the fantasia ensures the continuity of an authentic military equestrian tradition. The rigour is ruling this practice. The rider and its horse must recognize the exact sequence of the figures prepared in group. On a delimited ground approximately six hundred fifty feet long, the teams, composed of twenty riders, follow one another. A respect of the sequence, an overall cohesion, the simultaneity of the shooting called "baroud" are the essential criteria of the fantasia. The notation is strictly framed by a sporting ruling.

To carry out these prowesses, the riders must have a certain equestrian technique, but also much of agility, audacity and courage. The riders all, dressed in white and fitted with high Turkish slippers, carry in a shoulder-belt a small leather satchel as well as a bent dagger, slipped into a velvet case.

Their long parade rifles with engraved sticks and embedded silver. Embroidered silk, leathers with morocco finish, gilded or nielloed metals, the horses also exhibit sumptuous harnessings. Fantasia remains one of the equestrian demonstrations most appreciated in all Morocco.

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