Morocco Sahara Odyssey

I spent three weeks shooting in Morocco in December, 2006, and found it to be one of my most exotic and productive photographic adventures to date. We visited the cities of Casablanca, Essaouira, Rabat, Meknes, Fez, Tineghir, Ouarzazate, and Marrakesh, as well as two camping sites in the Moroccan Sahara Desert. I was part of a small group tour operated by Overseas Adventure Travel. If you've viewed the previous articles of travel impressions I've posted on this site, you'll note that my photographic intentions are focused ... (more)

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Resident General's Palace, Casablanca
France's first Resident General of Morocco, Marshal Hubert Lyautey, made...

Morning, Mosque of Hassan II, Casablanca
This elegant mosque is Casablanca's main tourist attraction. It is...

Illusion, Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca
Over 35,000 craftsmen worked on this mosque. Its ornamentation often...

Baker, El Jadida
We passed through El Jadida on the way down the Atlantic Coast from...

Shy child, Sebt-des-Gzoula
We stopped at a large weekly market just outside of Essaouira, and found this...

Fishing fleet, Essaouira
Essaouira, an ancient walled city on Morocco's Atlantic coast, is...

Sunrise, Essaouira
The ramparts of Essaouira were built in the late 1700s to protect the...

Weekly market, Essaouira
Wearing their colorful jellabas, local farmers watch the buying and...

Essaouria street scene
A cross-section of history: a jumble of utility lines embrace the 18th...

Ramparts at dawn, Essaouira
The old walled Moroccan city of Essaouira still retains its 18th century...

At the port, Essaouira
The blue garments on this man match the old boat behind him. Blue is the...

Gull jam, Essaouira
Thousands of gulls soar over the old fishing port, searching, no doubt, for a...

Seascape, Essaouira
Trade winds rake the Moroccan coast at Essaouira, smashing the roaring...

In the shadows, Essaouira
Nearly concealed in the shadows, an Essaouiran woman begins her day chatting...

Man in blue cart, Essaouira
I saw this man sitting in a blue cart next to a blue door, lifting his...

Olive Press, near Essaouira
A hooded camel walks in an endless circle, crushing the oil out of...

Walls of Rabat at dawn
These walls, tinged with the pink of a rising sun, went up in the 12th...

Honor guard, Royal Palace, Rabat
Colorfully dressed soldiers watch over a building complex that houses...

Entrance, Royal Tomb, Rabat
The steps to the tomb of King Mohammed V, Morocco's most important modern...

Sentry, Royal Tomb, Rabat
The four marble doorways of King Mohammed V's tomb are fronted by slender...

National archaeology museum, Rabat
Ancient Roman statues, recovered from nearby Volubilis, keep watch,...

Fat Cat, Rabat
I found this cat resting on the hood of a Mercedes just outside of the...

Life imitates art, Rabat
I am not sure if the young man hamming it up for my benefit realizes...

Private Riad, Rabat
Rabat's Oudaia Kasbah is its old city, a splendid warren of 17th and 18th...

Leaving the medina, Meknes
Meknes, one of Morocco's three imperial cities, ruled the country in the...

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article published 1/10/2007

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Brilliant !
Very nice collection. My particular favourite is "Semi-nomadic child, Sahara Desert". Well done !
— Patrick, November 20, 2007

Fabulous!!!!!
— Monica Petrus, November 14, 2007

Brilliant ...
.. for the past few days, I have returned to WIR after being 'away' for some time due to work. So it is with great delight to see your Morocco pix. Superb as usual, needless to say. BRings back memories of my own trip too. Thank you.
— soh gt, November 13, 2007

Phil- These are breathtaking. I felt as though I were with you. I forwarded them to Benno, who is very interested in andscape photography. Louise
— louise jones, January 19, 2007

Olives and lemons was the one that caught my eye- you know why Dad! I love them all, especially the people, you catch their expressions in such a captivating way. Thanks for sharing Emmy
— Emmy, January 15, 2007

these are spectacular!! thanks. sue
— sue fromkin, January 15, 2007

Extraordinary

Many Thanks

Mike
— Michael Pura, January 12, 2007

Thank you, thank you for sharing your gorgeous photographs. They evoked so many feelings and memories of my own trip to Morocco.
— Karin Zaun, January 11, 2007

Great, great pictures ...
... as usual. I was in Morocco in December 2005. So I missed you for about a year! Perhaps next time. Always good to see your postings.

Cheers & wishing you a great 2007 ahead.
— soh gt, January 11, 2007

i wanted to see it all (after the pbase selects) and it's all wonderful. makes me want to hop on a plane immediately. you've captured something of the essence of what morocco felt like for me. it's delightful to see it through your eyes.
— judy tillinger, January 11, 2007

Thanks so much for your wonderful and vivid photos, they add so much to my own memories of my trip around Morocco, last year!! Each one is a treasure!!
— Eleanor Robb, January 11, 2007

I usually check out WiR 1x a day but have not done so in many weeks. What a coincidence then that this is the first article I see: A combination of my favorite WiR location and my favorite WiR photographer. A great welcome back for me. These photos are beautiful and revealing of a culture. Someday I will get to Morocco! Thansk so much for sharing your professional photos with the world.
— Clay Sneller, January 10, 2007

Phil, these are the best images of Morocco that I have seen on this site.You take advantage of light so well and you have a knack for capturing the moment. Excellent photo essay.It makes me want to return to visit the places that i didn't get to. I thoroughly enjoyed your photos. Cheers! Jan.
— jan raczycki, January 10, 2007