Category: 2023

2023, Algeria Selection, Encounters, Sahara

When the Desert Remembers – Algeria, Immidir Massif

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When the Desert Remembers – Algeria, Immidir Massif

 

In the heart of the Immidir Massif, in southern Algeria, the rocks tell a story that spans millennia. On the ochre walls of the desert, ancient paintings and engravings bear witness to human presence at a time when the Sahara was still green. Stylized human figures, hunting and dancing scenes, animals now long gone from the region—each stroke, each shape reveals a fragment of life, an ancient link between humans, nature, and the sacred. The rock art of Immidir, discreet yet powerful, carries the memory of a forgotten world.

2023, Algeria Selection, Sahara

Desert Memories – Human Figures from the Immidir

Desert

Desert Memories – Human Figures from the Immidir

 

In the heart of the Immidir massif, in southern Algeria, the rocks tell a story thousands of years old. On the ochre walls of the desert, rock paintings and engravings bear witness to human presence during a time when the Sahara was still green. Stylized human figures, hunting scenes, dances, and animals now vanished from the region — each line, each form reveals a fragment of life, an ancient bond between people, nature, and the sacred.
The rock art of the Immidir, discreet yet powerful, keeps alive the memory of a forgotten world.

2023, Bird, Spain Selection

Pair of White-throated Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) – Spain

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Pair of White-throated Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) – Spain

 

A small bird of fast-flowing rivers, the white-throated dipper fascinates with its aquatic lifestyle. Able to walk underwater against the current, it hunts aquatic insects, larvae, and small crustaceans along the stream bed. In this discreet dweller of cool waters, the bond between mates is strengthened through food exchanges: the male sometimes feeds the female — a gesture that seals their union before nesting begins.