The ancient cobbled streets of the Medina in Fes, Morocco, with it’s whirlwind of people, scooters, wheel barrows and donkey carts running up and down narrow streets, is a fascinating place to explore. One of the world’s oldest medieval cities, founded in the 9th century, the narrow streets lend themselves to some surreal shafts of light in the afternoon. A man dressed in a white djellaba suddenly steps out right in front of me, coming from a tiny side street into the blinding light that illuminates him. He looks like a jedi glowing in the light, strong in the force, walking through an ancient dark world, where people only exist in the shadows.
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To me, it is as if he is drawing all the light towards him. Love how that lamp in the corner is glowing like it contains a sun. It makes me think of the vial Galadriel gave to Frodo: “May it be a light for you in dark places, when all other lights go out”
A light in dark places, a hand to hold so not to ever drift apart 🙂