The colours of Morocco

I still remembered that day when Manuel Velásquez, who is a very talented photographer and very good friend, came back from Morocco. It was more than one year since we met after his trip. We talk about his experience the entire afternoon, there was something in his eyes that I could read, he came back transformed.





My experience was quite different than his, I took mostly southern routes rather than northern ones but the effect was the same.





Flying to Agadir was a good starting point despite the fact that there is not much to see there, but it is in the southern coast, well located and very close to wonderful cities and small villages like Tifnite, Tiznit, Ifni, Sidi-Ifni and Guelmim.





Driving into the south… little by little, the landscape change, the people change, the colours change.




One of the first things that I noticed was how different people dress in the south, and how rich and pure are their colours. There is a very good mix of ethnic groups living in harmony: Arabians, Bereberes and Subsaharians. Most of the Bereberes and Subsaharians peolple wear colourful clothes, then making a huge contrast with the rest of the scenery.






I travelled mostly Anti-atlas, where landscape is dry, very dry ! There is nearly NO LIFE outside the Oasis. There are no many of them but an Oasis is synonymous of town in Morocco. Straight roads for long distances until the next village, hills and mountains alongside the way. And the best company for a photographer, light. Winter light was a gift all the way, I never felt like this in front of such a sunlight, it was powerful and smooth at the same time. It came always in an angle and purity that make things look wonderful. There is when colours shows their best.