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2010 Tomasz Dziubinski

Djemaa el Fna Square

Marrakesh, Morocco

Djemaa el Fna is a square and market place in Marrakesh's medina quarter (old city).
The Cultural Space of Jemaa el-Fna Square has been proclaimed a Masterpiece and included into UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage List.

The place remains the main square of Marrakesh, used equally by locals and tourists. During the day it is predominantly occupied by orange juice stalls, youths with chained Barbary apes, water sellers in colourful costumes with traditional leather water-bags and brass cups, and snake charmers who will pose for photographs for tourists. As the day progresses the entertainments on offer change: the snake charmers depart, and in the afternoon and evening the square becomes more crowded, with Chleuh dancing-boys (it would be against custom for girls to provide such an entertainment), story-tellers (telling their tales in Berber or Arabic, to an audience of appreciative locals), magicians, and peddlers of traditional medicines. As dark descends the square fills with dozens of food-stalls, and the crowds are at their height.
Steam rises from food stalls.

Nikon D3S ,AF-S NIKKOR 85mm f/1.4G
1/125s f/2.0 at 85.0mm iso2800 full exif

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Algis Kemezys24-Dec-2011 00:23
Your really got a good hand in this one. V
XiaoBernard9920-Dec-2011 15:28
EXCELLENT
LIGHT.BOKED. POSE
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Rob Oele15-Dec-2011 16:01
Just awersome. V
John Armstrong11-Dec-2011 13:01
Well done! V
Guest 21-Oct-2011 14:13
great shot!
Guest 08-Dec-2010 01:34
nailed it. xlnt.
lou_rozensteins04-Dec-2010 03:02
Beautiful shot. Well done.
peterjay4504-Dec-2010 01:21
A very poignant image, a great photograph. The light is amazing. V.
Nestor Derkach03-Dec-2010 20:14
Very nice portrait Tomasz of a man dealing with hard times of his life.
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silvia marmori03-Dec-2010 19:55
so much i like the light here..
marie-jose wolff03-Dec-2010 18:48
great portrait of this old man! V
J. Scott Coile03-Dec-2010 17:11
TImeless.
Milan Vogrin03-Dec-2010 16:36
Great street shot!V!
Blandine Mangin03-Dec-2010 15:13
very beautiful portrait ! v
Jim Coffman03-Dec-2010 13:55
A masterfully captured image! BV+++
Jola Dziubinska03-Dec-2010 13:32
Excellent, great candid. V.
Bartosz Kotulski03-Dec-2010 13:10
fantastic candid. just love tones and clarity. very very well done Tomasz
Graeme03-Dec-2010 12:16
Terrific candid shot Tomasz. The details are tack sharp. Well done.BV
Kinga Chwalkowska Zadlak03-Dec-2010 11:53
Excellent capture! ~V~
Martin Lamoon03-Dec-2010 11:35
An superb capture and amazing details. V
zyziza03-Dec-2010 11:20
Amazing! almost surreal shot!
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