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.
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.
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.
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