This travel photography essay was submitted to Edge of Humanity Magazine by photographer Wojtek Kogut at Wojtek’s Kogut Photography.

 

Processing argan nuts - Morocco.
Processing argan nuts – Morocco.

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Local  woman working at Argan Museum - Morocco
Local woman working at Argan Museum – Morocco

Morocco is famous from many aspects but, one of their key selling products is argan nuts.  Argan nuts are the base for the production of oil, balsams and soaps.

Local  woman working at Argan Museum - Morocco
Local woman working at Argan Museum – Morocco

Local men mainly work at their own workshops where they produce different types of skin used later for clothing.  Winter nights can be cold in Essaouira.  Before the skins are ready to be sold or used, they need to be stored in a cool, dark and dry place.

Skin stored in a cold, dry and dark place.
Skin stored in a cold, dry and dark place.

These photographs below were taken in a small local market outside of Essaouira.  It was Ramadan which means no food, no water from sunrise to sunset.  The temperature was 45°C and the people in this market worked just as hard selling their fresh vegetables.

Local market outside of Essaouira, Morocco.
Local market outside of Essaouira, Morocco.

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Local market outside of Essaouira, Morocco.
Local market outside of Essaouira, Morocco.

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Local market outside of Essaouira, Morocco.
Local market outside of Essaouira, Morocco.

After sunset, families gathered around tables for their long awaited meal.  One of the main components of the evening dinner was fish bought at the local market.

Fish from the local market - Essaouira, Morocco.
Fish from the local market – Essaouira, Morocco.

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Man tending to his wood storage in the industrial part of Essaouira, Morocco.
Man tending to his wood storage in the industrial part of Essaouira, Morocco.

 

See also:

Faces of London Pride

Gaza Protest

By Wojtek Kogut

 


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