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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
There is a famous location in Brooklyn, on Washington Street in DUMBO, where the Manhattan Bridge tower frames the Empire States Building. It isn't quite Leaning Tower of Pisa, but there are enough tourists posing for photographs to slow car traffic and produce a curious scene when viewed from above: The view of skyscraper framed... Continue Reading →
Photos taken in June 2019. The Vessel closed to the public in 2022.
Adam Achrati 