by Geoff | May 19, 2022 | Morocco
The third photographic documentationof the landscape of Manikarnika Cremation Ghat, Varanasi, is a collection of portraits of family members within its environs. As a sacred site, its general demeanour is spartan to say the least. It is largely a series of...
by Geoff | Apr 19, 2022 | FujiGFX50r, India, Morocco
Buying a new camera with a modern technological profile does not mean that you, as a photographer, have not been in a similar situation before. A camera is just essentially a hollow receptacle ( a box that captures light ), and the medium, although changing from...
by Geoff | Aug 13, 2021 | Morocco
Flowers please the mind and grant prosperity. Hence, men with righteous deeds bestowed the name Sumana on them The Mahabharata book 13, Anusasana Parva Chapter 101, verses 19-21 Situated under the famous Howrah Bridge in Kolkata, the flower market is a riot of...
by Geoff | Sep 26, 2020 | Morocco, Northern Africa, Tangier
One of the charms of visiting different cultures is exploring the hidden nooks and crannies and discovering areas of well used and tarnished, but living, cultural landscapes. One of those areas could once be found in the old harbour area of Tangiers, a centuries...
by Geoff | Feb 13, 2020 | Essaouira, Morocco
The Moroccan king Mohammed 6 visited Essaouira just a few weeks ago. This is a feature installed for that visit down near the docks. The words below are from the song The King Will Come recorded by Wishbone Ash. In the fire, the king will come. Thunder rolls, piper...
by Geoff | Feb 12, 2020 | Essaouira, Jewish, Juif, Medina, Mellah, Morocco
Mellahs across Morocco have become synonomous with urban decay, poverty and increased risk. There is nothing different about the Mellah in Essaouira. Although culturally rich it has become neglected and necrosed. Here are some photographs at dusk portraying some...
