The Purview

I agonized for a while over the content of Purview's first post: local, overseas, art, architecture, people, nature. All great subjects worthy of a post all their own. The few pictures I've chosen represent a small peak into the thousands of images I hope to be able to share. These will be my attempt to connect my experiences to at times larger themes, and at others times simply my sense of awe for the world we live in, and the people with whom we share our world with. 

Please share with me your thoughts, ideas and emotions. And above all else, enjoy my view of our world.

The Mellah of Marrakesh

We came looking for authentic Morocco as we stumbled through the dusty roadways past donkey carts and Coke machines. Past the begging children prodded on by their watchful mother and deeper into Marrakesh. As we turned into the Mellah the high red walls surrounded us and the noises of the busy streets faded away. Turn after turn were doors with no faces until we came across a woman buying cooking oil for her home. A price was reached, a deal was made, the container was filled and the transaction complete.

 

Essaouira - a postcard and its people

Taking a postcard picture has its own set of challenges. How to present the beauty and majesty of a place in one shot. You do your best in that hopes that it represents, in some way, the place you've visited. Pictures of people however is much the same. How to capture the essence of the people who inhabit the cities and villages that we visit. No one person in any place can clearly represent their city, their religion, their country or anything really but themselves. That being said, here are two postcard and two young men of Essaouira.

The Essaouira Ramparts and seawall by day...

 ...and the Citadel at sunset

A teenager and his younger brother taking a break from soccer in a seafront courtyard