Walk On By

Gary Hill

In 2016 I made two 2-week long visits to Essaouira, a small town on the Atlantic coast of Morocco. Both were in winter, January and November. Each morning about 11.00am the sun would climb up over a high stone wall on the pedestrian route between the medina and the harbour and for one hour only, casting a shadow from the only street light and creating a wonderful range of colours on the opposite wall. Here I'd sit watching the world go by photographing anyone interesting walk on by. These are a few of the images I captured.

Man with head titled standing next to a she shadow of a street lamp looking as if it has a tilted head also.

Hooded figure walks past the shadow of a street lamp in Morocco.

Man walking past a street lamp and it's shadow in Morocco.

Man carrying a bag walks past a street lamp and it's shadow, all decreasing in height.

Man walks toward a street lamp and it's shadow in Morocco.

Man walks past a street lamp casting a shadow in Morocco.

Man walks past a street lamp, both casting a shadow, in Morocco.

Hooded figure walks past the shadow of a street light in Morocco.

Man walking past the shadow of a street light in Morocco.

Man walking by with a street light and it's shadow behind him.

Elderly lady with walking stick walks in between a street light and it's shadow in Morocco.

Man on bicycle riding past a street light and it's shadow in Morocco.

Man walks past the shadow of a street light in Morocco.

Man walks past a street light and it's shadow in Morocco.

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