My Morocco
Bruno Barbey became a member of Magnum Photo in 1966 and his work is featured in public collections round the world.
Im drawn to Morocco because, although Im French, I spent my first twelve years there; I find smells and colours that remind me of my youth. And one should not forget that this country has inspired painters such as Delacroix and Matisse. Like Mexico or India, its a place where you can find the ingredients to make visual images
Bruno Barbey Bruno Barbey has always used photography to reveal the subtle complexities of life in countries all over the world. Throughout his travels, however, one constant remains his love for and fascination with Morocco, his homeland. His photographs of Fez, the city that Anaïs Nin likened to the inside of a brain, capture perfectly its labyrinthine quality. Elsewhere in Morocco he creates colour-drenched, strongly graphic images rendered dazzling by its scorching light.
Morocco is a complex country beneath her serene countenance, something Barbey knows instinctively and his work respects. His unique empathy for the place and her people is beautifully expressed in this superbly produced, large-format volume.
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