On the way with the caravan

Maximilien Bruggmann accompanied several Tuareg caravans on the western edge of the Ténéré Desert and in the Aïr Mountains in Niger.

The Imaouelles in Niger are the Tuareg, who are nomadic cattle breeders by tradition and who want to remain true to their roots. From 1999 to 2003, Maximilien Bruggmann accompanied the camel caravans of these Tuareg as part of Jean-Claude Bourgeon's "L'Appel du Désert" project. - The photos were taken between 2000 and 2003.

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The dunes of Tchi-n-Taboûrak rise on the north side of the Crab Claw - Aïr - Niger - 2002

The caravan on the march through the sand sea of the Erg Izane - Air - Niger - 2000

The march continues in the direction of Tamgak - Erg Izane - Aïr - Niger - 2002

The caravan on the way to Taghmert - Erg Izane - Aïr - Niger - 2001

On the way in the Erg Izane - Abakaoua is lost in silent prayer - Air - Niger - 2001

The day is coming to an end in the Erg Izane - Air - Niger - 2001

The Adrar Chiriet, a huge volcanic massif in the middle of the desert, is home to a small population of Barbary sheeps, the wild sheep of North Africa that resembles the ibex, and blocks the path of caravans that have to bypass the mountain range in the middle of the Ténéré. - Aïr - Niger - 2000

Passage through the Agamgam Gorge - Aïr - Niger - 2001

The next morning, the caravan resumes its journey - Temet region - Mount Tazoubit in the background - Niger - Aïr - 2003

In a side valley in the south-western part of the Adrar Tamgak - The caravan on the way to Abri Ilem - Tamgak - Aïr - Niger - 2001

In the valley of the Gueltas in the northern part of the Tamgak Mountains - Aïr - Niger - 2002

Leaving the dunes of Erg Izanes behind, the caravan approaches the foothills of the Tamgak Mountains - Aïr - Niger - 2001

The caravan travelling through the dunes on the edge of Erg Izane, between Tezirzek and Oued Tchioulmas - Niger - Aïr - 2003

The caravan en route to Agamgam - The dunes of Torguit - Aïr - Niger - 2002

Halt in the late afternoon in the Erg Izane - Air - Niger - 2000

The caravan moves in the morning light in Wadi Temet - Niger - Aïr - 2003

The caravan on the way to Taghmert - Erg Izane - Aïr - Niger - 2001

The caravan before arriving in Bous - Temet region - Niger - Aïr - 2003

Immersing into another world - The caravan enters another universe that is no longer the world of humans. In this untouched nature, only the nomads can survive. - On the left, the Adrar Chiriet - Erg Izane - Aïr - Niger - 2002

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