Tag: Morocco
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Wake me up to create
The Medina in Fez is the place to see artisans at work. Mosaics, ceramics, leatherwork, ironwork and rug making all take place in workshops clustered together as they have for hundreds of years. There are alleys of tailors embroidering colourful Jalabas, and a noisy section where workers bash iron pots into shape.
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Unexpected Photographic Effect
I took this photo today of an evocative and well composed photo taken by French photographer Marcelin Flandrin c1920 at the Maison de la Photographic de Marrakech. An unexpected addition is the coloured reflection of the stained glass window that seems to mirror the shapes in the black and white photo. For history or photography…