I knew Morocco was a vibrant place, but nothing could have prepared me for the assault on the senses that awaited me when I arrived in Marrakech. What struck me (other than the moped which nearly broke my camera), was the overwhelming activity of the place. It was constantly evolving. From 6am to past midnight, there was always plenty going on.
Our centre of calm amongst the chaos, was the wonderfully tranquil Riad Khabia. Our very courteous host Julien told us how to find our way around over a pot of mint tea, before he showed us to the famous Place d’Jemaa el-Fna. Then he pointed us towards the souks and we were on our own. We had a map…it didn’t help.
We were lost quite a lot of the time, but we were always entertained and surprised. Everything there is interesting, so you find yourself wondering towards the various sights, sounds and smells. I found myself pointing my camera at everything, which resulted in demands for payment if there happened to be a man with a monkey or a snake charmer in shot. Luckily, they weren’t what I wanted to photograph most of the time.
We also headed to the coast, the High Atlas mountains and the desert. They were no less surprising, with a hail storm in the desert, lighting over snow-capped peaks and a rock-slide taking out the bus in front of us. Amongst all of the excitement, crazy traffic, being lost and the uncertainty of the place there is one thing of which I’m sure. We will definitely be going back!
Wow, great photos! The quality, diversity and quantity is impressive.
thanks for sharing
Gorgeous photos, such a colorful place!
You’re brilliant.
Lovely!
Amazing photos! I feel like Ive just been to Morocco without leaving my home.
Wow!!! I would love to visit those shops, they’re so beautiful!
Amazing photographs! Thanks for sharing them.
what beautiful images! i love the door knockers and number plates, so much color and texture.
fantabulous photos! (That’s fantastic and fabulous, together)
Incredibly beautiful. The colors are fantastic, and the views you’ve shown are fabulous.
Great set of photos! Amazing.
I think this series of photographs are my favourite of yours so far.. they are just stunning and give back so much of Morocco, you can almost hear the sounds, smell the air, and get immersed in the crowds!
By the way, have you got any tips on taking photos of the locals? How close up do you go to them?
Thank you very much. They weren’t massively keen, lots of hands over faces and turning away. I adopted a strategy of pointing my camera somewhere and waiting for people to wander in shot. I did pay a couple of people, but one cheeky man who tried to demand 200 Dirhams for one photo put me off that approach!
Lovely set!
wowsers. lovely photographs.
Absolutely gorgeous, thank you for sharing.
Lots of wonderful photos here, thanks for sharing and look forward to seeing more!
Very nicely written post and inspiring pictures. Morocco is a place I would love to visit and your rendition of it has confirmed this wish of mine.
So many amazing photos, looks like quite an experience.
Some really great photos – particularly like the one of the road on the ridge.
Love these, especially your portraits of the people. Thanks for stopping by my post of Marrakech.
I’m glad i found this blog! Morocco looks amazing, might have to be my next destination! Your photo’s are inspiring, They give me a goal of what to work towards in my own photo’s
Incredible photos! Looks like an amazing trip, thanks for sharing!
You’re brilliant. You’re work is simply… brilliant. What an inspiration. 🙂
Wow!
really fantastic photos, congrats! 🙂
Super shots of one of my favorite locales! Morocco is a shutterbug’s paradise indeed. Fantastique. 🙂
Beautiful work. Very impressive stuff here.
Beautiful images!!!
These are such wonderful clicks!!! Thanks a lot for stopping by our blog!
What beautiful images. I love the vibrant colours. Thanks for sharing.
Absolutely amazing- how I wish I possess half your skill when I was there myself! My favourite is the
Wonderful photographs! I haven’t been but I think you’ve captured its essence 🙂
Gorgeous work. I’ve always wanted to go to Morocco and now I really want to go. Beautifully done.
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Great photos! Makes me really want to go Morocco now!
Hi Morgan,I have long been a admirer of your photography and I first saw these images a couple of years ago. I am now sat on a coach from Marakesh to Essaouira with my wife and we are browsing your images once again. Still totally inspiring we are really looking forward to exploring and capturing our story here, thanks for sharing such beautiful images.