Essaouira, Morocco

[Naddan28]

A couple of weeks back, I was lucky enough to spend 10 days in Morocco on holiday with my wife.  Whilst we covered three destinations (Marakesh, the Atlas Mountains and Essaouria) it was mainly  in Essaouira where I had some free time to wonder and take some shots.  Having spent some time before hand debating kit selection with forum members I decided to take just an XT1 with either 14mm, 35mm (F1.4) or 56mm.  It wasn't a photography holiday so I didn't go crazy but I had a couple of afternoon's to shoot so grabbed what I could! 

 

Essaouria's famous fishing boats (taken with 56mm):

DSCF0600.jpg by naddan28, on Flickr

 

Boats by naddan28, on Flickr

Essaouira has famous small blue fishing boats which are in the habour.  Apparently they are painted blue as the fisherman believed it wouldn't scare away the fish.

 

Essaouria's walls and back alleys

Moroccan alleyway by naddan28, on Flickr

 

Mother and son by naddan28, on Flickr

 

DSCF0140.jpg by naddan28, on Flickr

 

Essaouira walls by naddan28, on Flickr

Essaouira is a UNESCO world heritage site due to it's famous walls.  The town is very much a relaxed, seaside, slower paced Marrakesh.

 

The people of Essouaria

Essaouira Walls by naddan28, on Flickr

 

Walls pose by naddan28, on Flickr

 

DSCF0848.jpg by naddan28, on Flickr

Like other Morrocan's the residents of Essaouira are not big fans of being photographed, so I tried to respect this and took a couple of distant shots of specific scenes.

 

Thanks for reading such a long post.  I really would recommend Morroco (and Essaouira in particular) as a destination to go, its a wonderful place.  As for the photos, feel free to share your thoughts and critique!

Edited November 27, 2016 by Naddan28

[sukeren]

Really wish to go there someday. Nice post, nice pic. Love the alleways