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This is a serie of pictures taken between 2016 and 2019 in Different places of Sahara Desert, South Morocco, Algerian border.

#1. Merzouga. This is Hassan, a Berber, dromedary rider. He guided me through the Sahara night in order to see the rise of a new day. We climbed up a dune to the top. Once there, we just sat and waited the sun rising, enjoying every word of silence, under the Moon and Venus, surrounded by an infinite sea of sand.

#2. Erg Ezzahar. One of the iconic giant dunes near Sidi Naji.

#3. Sidi Naji. Desert is shapes and textures. Soft and tough. Light and shadow.

#4. Waves of sand in the infinite sea. View from the top of Erg Ezzahar.

#5. Erg Ezzahar. The insignificance of man in front of the desert.

I'm a passionated traveler. I try to catch what amazes me in photographs and writtings.

Some awards:
-2nd place in 5th FAPA (Fine Art Photography Awards), 2019 in category Night Photography.
-3 Nominee mentions in 6th FAPA 2020, in travel category.
-Nominee in 4th FAPA (Fine Art Photography Awards), 2018 in category Street Photography.
-Nominee in 5th FAPA (Fine Art Photography Awards), 2018 in category Open Theme.
-Selected in National Geographic's Daily Dozen (06/18/2018).
-Nikon has included a picture of mine in the NIKON CALENDAR 2020 (Month of Febrary).
-Remarkable artwork in Siena International Awards Photocontest (SIPA) 2017.
-Paris PX3 Prix de la Photographie Gold 2019 and 2020.
-Paris PX3 Prix de la Photografie Bronze 2018,2020.
-Paris PX3,Honorable Mention in 2020, STATE of the WORLD
-3 Honorable Mentions in IPA (Intl Photography Awards) 2019.
-1 Honorable Mention in 2020, IPA (One Shot/Movement)
-Awarded with 3 Honorable Mentions in ND Awards (Neutral Density Photography Awards) 2018.
-Finalist in 2018 SIPA contest.
-Included in Magnum Photography Awards Gallery. (magnum-photography-awards-2017#competition-gallery)