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Ait Ben Haddou Storm

Ait Ben Haddou Storm

One of the place of Morocco I like the most, is Ait Ben Haddou. It is an ancient Kasbah (fortress), famous even because it has been the set several famous movie...
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One of the place of Morocco I like the most, is Ait Ben Haddou. It is an ancient Kasbah (fortress), famous even because it has been the set several famous movies, like The Gladiator, Lawrence of Arabia, the Game of Thrones. I think it is a really difficult place to shoot, because its size and placement, but every time I go there I try from this angle. This time the weather helped me a little, with some stormy and heavy clouds...

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Oct, 2019

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