/ 2014 / Portraiture / Culture

WED IN MOROCCO IN BETWEEN YOUTH AND TRADITION

  • Photographer
    I am a documentary photographer based in Morocco where I cover social and cultural themes. My work has appeared in various publications including Mexico, Thailand, Morocco and Europe. , Morocco


In Morocco the marriage celebration includes several well organized ceremonies that can last from 3 days to a week, depending on the family and region of Morocco. Two days before the wedding, customs require the bride to go to traditional Moroccan Hamam, sauna with her girl friends and relatives. She will then get the visit of relatives and friends before her wedding day.

In October 2012 I was kindly invited by the Kali family as a photographer to the wedding of Sokaina their cousin, and Omar in the berber village Tikirte in South East Morocco.

In this photograph the bride Sokaina waits to meet with relatives in the family home one day before the celebration of her wedding to Omar

Degree in photography and multimedia (2:1) London 2001

Recently participated in the WorldpressPhoto Storytelling project "Reporting change" in North Africa - April July 2013 that took place in Tunisia and Egypt.


PUBLICATIONS: ABC (España) - MTV UK (UK) - ARISE magazine -Antiquariato magazine (Italia) - VIBRATIONS magazine (FRANCE/SWITZERLAND) - Enderrock magazine (Cataluña) - Jaç magazine (Cataluña) - Folk magazine (Cataluña) - Sons de la Mediterranea -Tele 2 semaines (France) - Les Guides Music Book (France) - El Periodico (Catalunya)-La Revista dels Lluïsos (Barcelona - Revista Zirkolika - (Spain) - QUO magazine (Mexico)- TELQUEL magazine (Morocco) PARIS-PHUKET Magazine (Thailand) - NESMA magazine (Morocco) - Madame à Marrakech magazine (Morocco) -Press photos for Muchachito Bombo Infierno (Barcelona 2005) - .Creation (with Guillaume Villalonga) of an educational and social B/W photography workshop for young illegal immigrants in the EICA Association (Barcelona) October - December 2006 EXHIBITIONS - Press Photos for Napoleon Maddox- ISWHAT?! Band (2011).


EXHIBITIONS:
Group exhibition "FotoMercé 2005 " - Palau Vireina Barcelona - October 2006 - Solo Exhibition "En vivo"/"Live" - Bar Big Bang, Barcelona - March 2007 - Group exhibtion "6X6" "Untitled" Gallery - Barcelona - November 2009 - Solo exhibition “7 imagenes para el septimo arte” Gerbard – Barcelona July 2010

French (native) English and Spanish spoken and written fluently-
Basic Darija spoken