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Post Category → Morocco

The Patience of a Fisherman, Essaouira

posted in Morocco, Pic du Jour on October 7, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 0 Comments

For Wordless Wednesday.

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Blue Door, Essaouira

posted in Morocco, Pic du Jour on August 6, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 12 Comments

Thursday’s door.

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Pulling Pushcarts, Jemaa el-Fnaa Square, Marrakesh

posted in Morocco, Pic du Jour on April 16, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 0 Comments

A brief consideration of the anonymous who push the wheels that make the world go ’round.

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20 Photos from the Port of Essaouira

posted in Morocco, Pic du Jour on October 7, 2014 by Bob Ramsak 1 Comment

Here’s a selection of 20 images taken during a 22-minute stroll around the Moroccan port at Essaouira, including a shot of a fisherman who flung a fish at me. He missed, but I’m still glad it wasn’t one of the many massive conger eels found in the makeshift stalls that line the piers. Once the… Continue reading →

A Moroccan Pharmacy

posted in Morocco, Vignettes on September 16, 2014 by Bob Ramsak 0 Comments

That’s how my host Amine described the small herb and spice shop we stopped by earlier this evening, located a short three minute walk from the mild madness of Marrakech’s central Jemaa el Fnaa square.

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Moving in. Watch your head. And look out for the birds.

This is BobRamsak.com, a public notebook by Bob Ramsak.

I’m a long-time journalist, photographer and researcher driven by passions for environmental, social and refugee justice. I’ve visited 62 countries and write something and make pictures (almost) every day. This site is a notebook and photolog where I track and (sometimes) comment on those interests, journal my travels and log my current obsessions. At the moment the most dominant ones are the global response to the climate crisis and a renewed passion for birding and bird photography.

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