2013 - The world of Maximilien Bruggmann


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Around the Mediterranean

Southern France, Corsica and Morocco are in the Mediterranean.

#1

Transhumance in the Camargue

Recognizable by their white hair coat, the Camargue horses, with their perseverance and their small size, meet all the requirements of the shepherds. In the Camargue, there are numerous herds of bulls, but the breeding of horses is rare and requires, depending on the season, long and arduous migrations. (Pond Scamander, Petite Camargue, France)
1979

#2

Bavella Needles

Corsica is no ordinary island; it is, in fact, an actual mountain in the sea. The Bavella Needles are 1899 meters high. Punta di u Furneddu and Punta Mufrareccia are part of a long ridge that extends across the island from northwest to southeast.
1980

#3

The two mausoleums

Bejaad, the city of a «thousand and one saints», is located on the old caravan route from Fez to Marrakech. It was founded in the fifteenth century by a prominent Sufi, Bouabid Charkhi, a descendant of the caliph of the Prophet, whose sons were buried in these two modest white mausoleums. Bejaad was recently listed as a cultural heritage of Morocco.
1972

#4

Future bride

In the Moroccan High Atlas, Imilchil is famous for its «Betrothed Moussem», an annual festival which takes place before winter and where shepherds from the Ait Hdiddou tribe choose a partner who will stay with them... at least until spring. This rosy-cheeked girl might be smiling at the thought of this amazing engagement.
1972

#5

Our Lady of Sénanque

Founded in the twelfth century, the abbey of Sénanque is one of the «Three Sisters of Provence» belonging to the Cistercian order. Embedded in the narrow valley of the Sénancole, since 1988 it has hosted a small community of monks, whose resources come from the visits to the abbey, the production of honey and the growing of lavender.
1979

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