dedicated to my father Dr. Ahmed Achrati In my recent review and documentation of photos from past trips to Algeria, I've come across a number of visits to prehistoric carvings and etchings in the areas surrounding El Bayadh. These day trips were a part of a broad effort on the part of my father to... Continue Reading →
The Road to Aïn Sefra
dedicated to the memory of Dr. Cheikh Achrati, this post is part 5 of a series covering travels in Algeria In 2019 I went on a pilgrimage of sorts from El Bayadh to visit Aïn Sefra in western Algeria. The day trip was arranged to offer detours through the Ksour Mountains, rock art carvings, and... Continue Reading →
The Cliffs of El Gour
this post is part 4 of a series covering my trip to Algeria this past February South of Brezina, in the Algerian province of El Bayadh, lies a series of mesas marking the start of the Sahara. I've visited the area on three occasions, the first of which was during a sandstorm in December 2017.... Continue Reading →
The Road to Brezina
this post is part 3 of a series covering my trip to Algeria this past February These photographs from Algeria show the geography and geology of the Saharan Atlas mountains between El Bayadh and Brezina, a small oasis marking the start of the desert. All photos taken by the author, from the front seat of... Continue Reading →
El Bayadh – the city and its green belt
this post is part 2 of a series covering my trip to Algeria this past February The previous post reviewed photographs taken from a flight from Algiers to El Bayadh in February, comparing the bird's eye view from the plane to the God's eye view of satellite imagery. As the flight approached El Bayadh we... Continue Reading →
Algerie – Vue du Ciel
part 1 of a series covering my trip to Algeria this past February The documentary L'Algerie Vue du Ciel is a beautiful portrait of Algeria with slow motion sweeping panoramas of many cities and regions. The ever present voice-over commentary keep the feeling closer to a travelogue or nature documentary than an experimental documentary like... Continue Reading →
Boussemghoun
Photos from a 2019 trip to Algeria, specifically part of a day trip from El Bayadh to Ain Sefra and back, stopping in the Ksar de Boussemghoun (more links here) on the way. The city dates back over a thousand years and played host to religious conferences in the middle ages. The following images are... Continue Reading →