by Geoff | Aug 3, 2016 | Marrakech, Morocco, Northern Africa
‘Saints’ in Morocco have a very different interpretation than those in Europe. In Morocco saints can be ordinary people who had a lifetime of ‘doing good’. Saints can be either rich or poor, educated or uneducated, employed or...
by Geoff | Jun 25, 2016 | Morocco, Northern Africa
Choosing between the sacred and the profane has always been problematic; making that choice at an African music festival is a particularly difficult decision. The Gnaoua and World Music Festival at Essaouira, Morocco, is a unique opportunity to see and enjoy animist... by Geoff | Jun 3, 2016 | Northern Africa
A mellah is a walled Jewish quarter of a city in Morocco, analogous to the European ghetto. Jewish population were confined to mellahs in Morocco beginning from the 15th century and especially since the early 19th century. It first was seen as a privilege and a...
by Geoff | May 23, 2016 | Morocco, Northern Africa
Despite its less traditional interpretation of Muslim faith, Morocco remains a devout country. Mosques remain the centres where Islam is worshipped, but a series of other religious institutions, called Zaouias, have an immersive spiritual and civic role. These are...
by Geoff | May 22, 2016 | Marrakech, Morocco, Northern Africa
A small gallery of photographs from Marrakech featuring people in the composition. Share...
by Geoff | May 22, 2016 | Morocco, Northern Africa
Mokhtar Guinea is the youngest member of a Gnawa dynesty. Son of great maalem Boubker–an iconic figure of Gnaoui music, brother of Mahmoud and grandson of Gnaoui Ba Massoud, maalem Mokhtar Guinea performs across the globe. Here are photographs of him performing at the...
by Geoff | Apr 2, 2016 | Spanish Civil War
Visiting derelict military camps is always interesting. Not only are the structures interesting in themselves ( though often in a rudimentary way ), the effect of ageing and intrusion confers an altogether new interpretation. These ruins of a military camp...
by Geoff | Feb 19, 2016 | Spanish Civil War
Campo de Rusia Campo de Rusia is a set of buildings outside Belchite, Aragon, constructed during the Spanish Civil War (1938 ) , initially intended as a military outpost , but ultimately served as housing for civilian personnel. These included Republican families who... by Geoff | Feb 19, 2016 | Spanish Civil War
I would like to suggest that a new photograph of a resting Republican officer taken by Gerda Toro has been discovered in a suitcase of negatives until recently lost somewhere remotely. Sadly, the truth is this is a photograph taken on the International Brigades...
by Geoff | Feb 17, 2016 | India
The road to the island of Ganga Sagar, and its annual festival celebrating Makar Sankranti on 14th January, begins at the Esplanade bus station in Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal and ends at Harwood Point ferry crossing some 70 kilometres away....
