The picture shows a simple but striking image of a wall in Morocco. The wall is soft yellow in colour, a pastel tone that looks warm in the sunlight. The top half of the wall is plain and calm, with a lamp in the middle giving the image a traditional character. The bottom half of the wall is decorated with colourful Moroccan tiles, showing patterns and shapes typical of Arabic architecture.
What makes the image special is the diagonal shadow line running through the picture. Part of the wall is in bright light, while the other part is in shadow. This contrast highlights not only the texture of the wall, but also the play of light so characteristic of sunlit cities in Morocco.
The lamp, tiles and use of colour allude to Moroccan art, which focuses on geometry, repetition and balance. The picture shows no people or movement, but instead radiates tranquillity. The interplay of light, shadow and shape gives an understated beauty to the everyday street scene.
It is an image that appeals both architecturally and aesthetically - a small fragment of Morocco in which tradition, craft and simplicity come together.
Diana and Ronnie like to travel to areas where few tourists come.
With our photography we want to take the viewer along on our journeys of discovery. We like to meet other people and enjoy the beauty of a country. We want to tell stories and thus touch the viewer, ..
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