Morocco Trip 2016

Sunday, April 10, 2016

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For further information go to http://MikeHoltby.com , or http://DenverPhotography.com To view a cool slide show of this trip go to: M...
Saturday, April 9, 2016

Morocco in March

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This is a trip arranged for just Judy and I through TripsToMorocco.com . It is a family owned business of two brothers and their father....

Camels Through the Sahara Desert

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When most of us think of Morocco we think of the Sahara Desert, and riding camels. That was certainly a highlight of this trip. This i...
Friday, April 8, 2016

The Sahara Desert

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While we were at the market in Erfoud, a relatively remote town with a burro parking lot, unpaved roads, blacksmiths, and the sale of...

Berber Nomads

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                  Another highlight for me was visiting a nomadic Berber family, and having tea in their tent. The youn...
Sunday, April 3, 2016

Chefchaoen

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Photo taken by Judy   Of course Morocco is more than the Sahara Desert. This is Chefchaoen, a city in the North end of the country,...

Typical Clothes

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These cloaks, which remind me of Druids, are more common clothing among men than turbans and desert embroidered clothes. This was taken i...

Mint Tea

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Everywhere in Morocco you are offered mint tea, often sweetened. And everywhere it comes with a flare, pouring it into small glasses fro...

History

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  We visited three kasbah's (old fortresses) that dated as far back as 450 years old.   We visited Roman ruins in Volubilis, incl...

Tilework, Carving & Architecture

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Morocco is replete with intricate carving, tile work, and inlay. Arches are everywhere, and ornate doorways. Many of them are centuries ...

Shopper's Paradise

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We spent more money than we have on any previous trip, including having to buy an extra suitcase for all our souvenirs.      ...

Snake Charmers

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 The Marrakesh Medina was a circus of snake handlers, story tellers, fortune tellers, dancers, musicians, and belly dancers (men dressed ...

That's The News From Ali Baba!

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Okay folks, that's our blog from Morocco! I hope my photos gave you the feeling of being there! My main blog can be seen at: http...
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I am a psychotherapist (now retired) and photographer. When in college I wanted to be a cultural anthropologist, but I couldn't figure out how to do fieldwork in some remote part of the world with a wife and small daughter. So I changed my major to Sociology. I eventually became a clinical social worker. I burnt out on that field in my mid-thirties, and went to art school in commercial photography. However, in the end the best balance proved to be as a private practice psychotherapist, with photography as an avocation. This eventually synthesized with my original interest in indigenous cultures around the world (I've been to 47 countries) photographing people for a project called "One Planet -- One People". My other photographic interest is wildlife, and I have been on a dozen African safaris, as well as Yellowstone in every season, and Alaska to photograph brown bears. My reasons are similar to photographing indigenous people: the ecosystem is collapsing and much of the wildlife I witness now may soon be gone. I have now come full circle, building a photo studio on Whidbey Island offering professional portraiture, and working on a photo book project.
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