Berber Woman

[The_Traveler]

I generally don't take pictures of models or people posed but I was in Morocco and the photographer had arranged to have this young Berber woman pose for us. She models part-time but runs an animal rescue place in Marrakech as full time work.
This was an un-posed, casual shot deep in shade in a tent a few miles south of Marrakech in the stone desert. She was holding onto her favorite dog while waiting for the actual shooting to start.
Besides possessing an almost unearthly beauty, she is quite intelligent, very nice and unselfish.

We had come north through the Atlas mountains from Ouarzazate that morning. The Atlas are precipitous and barren and very prone to rockslides. The government is working on the road to straighten and stabilize it but slides that take out guardrails are common, perhaps daily
We were the second car sitting behind a slide that has taken out the outer lane and guardrail that hung over an unpleasant drop. Luckily there was construction equipment close by and it was only 20 minutes or so before they started letting traffic go through on the remaining lane.

Great trip, lots of pictures that I won't get to until later.
I will be here in NY for about 12 days then leave for Portugal for a few weeks.

Lew

 

[smoke665]

Number 1 is a winner in my book. Pretty lady and dogs how could it not be a winner!!! Think I'll pass on the roads. LOL

 

[tirediron]

Love the woman in #1; an image straight out of National Geographic! i would consider removing the part dog however.... it really distracts IMO.

 

[The_Traveler]

that photo doesn't do her justice.
I was far away, not being much interested, so this is cropped but it shows just how lovely she is.
We all had dinner in a tent out on the desert, camels ties outside, great food, wine, open fire.
It was just mesmerizing to see her in that situation.

 

[AlanKlein]

Sounds like you've been smitten. Maybe all of us. Gotta leave. My wife just came in.

 

[Dean_Gretsch]

Beautiful lady indeed.