Morocco's blue-washed beauty and market life – in pictures

Instagrammer Genie Austin’s shots of northern Morocco capture its exotic allure as well as everyday life

Genie Austin

  • The Blue Pearl


    I’ve been in Morocco for two months, travelling down from Tangier to Dakhla in the disputed Western Sahara. Chefchaouen, nicknamed the Blue Pearl, is a town in the Rif mountains that is famous for its blue-washed buildings. • Follow Genie Austin on Instagram • Follow Guardian Travel on Instagram, use the tag #guardiantravelsnaps
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    Street in Chefchaouen, nicknamed ‘The Blue Pearl’, is a town in the Rif mountains that is famous for its blue-washed buildings

  • Rif valley market


    The Rif people are easily identified by the striped material they wrap around their waists. This market was for locals and it brought home the gulf between the ‘exotic’ Morocco presented to tourists and the country that exists beyond.
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    The Rif women are easily identified by the striped material they wrap around their waists. This market was for locals

  • Ouezzane, Wazan and Emily Keene


    Two local men on the streets of Ouezzane. In 1873, Englishwoman Emily Keene married the Grand Shareef of Wazan, a spiritual leader in Morocco, and became the first Christian to live openly in Ouezzane.
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    Two local men, one on a donkey, on a coluful street in Ouezzane
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