morocco photo essay by kate hartgering
TRANSCRIPT
This mosque sits in the center of campus, showing the importance of religion both at the university and in the country as a whole.
Photos of the King, like the Moroccan flag as illustrated in the cover picture, are everywhere. Stores, lobbies, auditoriums,
even train stations like this one in Fez each all have this photo on display.
These ancient Kasbah ruins in Agadir are a
popular tourist spot, as seen with the
domesticated camel, trained and dressed
specifically for taking pictures with.
The daytime in Marrakech is full
of smells, sounds, and anywhere
from traditional Morocccan people to European tourists.
I’m eternally fascinated by the doors everywhere I go, as each one seems more beautiful than the last.
A Friday afternoon in the Medina in Fez, which is an uncharacteristically quiet time reserved for prayer, at which time many souks are closed and the area is seemingly deserted.
A mosque and a church within the same line of vision in Tangier. Telling of the heavy Spanish influence that the city has.