MOROCCO, SAHARA FOR BEGINNERS
These images illustrate a journey I made together with a friend across the very remote territories of
Southern Morocco along its invisible border with Algeria. We had no previous desert experience, nor the budget
to afford a real Saharian expedition, but only great passion and a deep longing to explore this wilderness.
We traveled along off-road routes, from the “gates” of the great Sahara in the East -the sands of the famous
Erg Chebbi- to the western coast, where the waters of the Ocean penetrate into the dunes at the Naila lagoon and
seabirds meet true desert dwellers.
The documentation includes several of the magnificent 8000 years-old
petroglyphs of Aït Ouazik and the incredible variety of patterns and geological structures of the North African
desert. Along the way several seldom-observed and nocturnal species have been encountered: geckos, skinks, little
mammals, spiders and wind scorpions. And, on top of everything, the characteristic birdlife of these regions: larks,
wheatears, warblers, coursers, sand grouses, owls and many more. This is the story of a first contact with the rough,
yet deeply charming Saharan wilderness.
MOROCCO, SAHARA FOR BEGINNERS
These images illustrate a journey I made together with a friend across the very remote territories of
Southern Morocco along its invisible border with Algeria. We had no previous desert experience, nor the budget
to afford a real Saharian expedition, but only great passion and a deep longing to explore this wilderness.
We traveled along off-road routes, from the “gates” of the great Sahara in the East -the sands of the famous
Erg Chebbi- to the western coast, where the waters of the Ocean penetrate into the dunes at the Naila lagoon and
seabirds meet true desert dwellers.
The documentation includes several of the magnificent 8000 years-old
petroglyphs of Aït Ouazik and the incredible variety of patterns and geological structures of the North African
desert. Along the way several seldom-observed and nocturnal species have been encountered: geckos, skinks, little
mammals, spiders and wind scorpions. And, on top of everything, the characteristic birdlife of these regions: larks,
wheatears, warblers, coursers, sand grouses, owls and many more. This is the story of a first contact with the rough,
yet deeply charming Saharan wilderness.