From a photography point of view, Marrakech is an incredibly frustrating place. It's colourful, vibrant, worthy of photographic excellence, and yet it's impossible to stand still for even a second to focus or align your shot.
Pedestrians, motorbikes, mopeds, carts, donkeys and more all battle relentlessly for space in the alleyways, some no more than 4ft or 5ft wide. If that's not enough to keep you moving, any slowing of the pace results in locals gathering round you to offer you (incorrect) directions, or attempting to lead you into their shop to show you their wares. You catch on pretty quick that stopping is not an option.
Nevertheless, here are some of the photos I took on my recent trip to Marrakech:
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| Inside the Bahia Palace |
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| Outside a spice shop - even the containers are beautifully decorated. |
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| Beautiful architecture + shabby chic paint + eye-catching tiles + motorbike = Marrakech |
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| Street art in the Souks |
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| A babouche shop in the Souks |
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| A man making wool felt by hand in the dyers market. |
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| The dyers market, an area that most tourists overlook entirely. |
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| Skeins of freshly dyed wool hung out to dry. |
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| The pigments and dyes used to colour the wool. |
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| Wares for sale. |
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| A closer look at some of the signs for sale. |
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| A Moroccan Banksy? |
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| Dentists are surprisingly common, especially considering the number of people who seem to lack teeth altogether. |
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| Colourful street art on an otherwise dull street. |
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| Looking down on an alleyway from the roof of our Riad gives an idea of how narrow some of the thoroughfares are. |
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| The view towards Bahia Palace from our roof terrace. |
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| A lantern stall in the main square, Jmaa al Fna, at night. |
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