You know by now that @kasbahbabourika has long held a very special place in my heart.

Not only because of its breathtaking setting overlooking the Ourika Valley, but because of the people who bring it to life every day. The people behind the scenes whose warmth, generosity and dedication are very much part of the magic.When I first imagined @mymoroccanescape, I simply wanted to share a Morocco I knew and loved. A slower, more intimate Morocco. One built around encounters, craftsmanship, beautiful places, meaningful conversations and a sense of connection.

Over time, the project evolved.  My dear soul sister Beatriz @minttealovers and I joined forces, bringing together decades of friendship, complementary experiences and a shared love for this country we both call home in our own way.

Seeing both our November and February retreats fill so quickly has been incredibly moving.
It reminds me that intuition matters. That sincerity matters. And that when a project is built with heart, people can feel it.

So today, I`m simply feeling grateful.
To everyone who has trusted us.
To everyone who has joined us.
And to places like @kasbahbabourika, which provide the perfect setting for these encounters and exchanges to unfold.

And because every journey leads to another, our eyes are already wandering further south... Toward Skoura.
Toward @darfaracha, @kasbahbabourika little sister at the gateway to the desert.

The best is yet to come. And hopefully, so is your own Moroccan escape.
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📷 @virginiefaucher.photography
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#ceramicretreat
#exploremorocco
#retreatmorocco
#kasbahbabourika
#travelphotographer

Hydra has been living in my imagination for much longer than I`ve actually been going there.

I first discovered the island through the pages of a magazine. Back then, CôtéSud magazine @cotemaison was something of a bible for me. I was about to turn twenty. I remember seeing photographs of a beautiful hotel on Hydra and becoming quietly obsessed with the idea of the place.

That summer, I worked for three months straight. When October came, I used my savings to travel there alone and to treat myself for my 20th birthday.

I arrived on an island that felt almost deserted. The season was over. The light was softer. The streets were empty. I spent my days wandering without a plan, listening to the distant braying of donkeys and feeling wonderfully anonymous.

I fell in love with Hydra.

Years later, in 2020, I returned. A strange year for everyone. And this time, I discovered the island in summer.

You know how sometimes memories improve a place? How reality can never quite compete with what you`ve built in your mind?

Hydra did the opposite.

It was even more beautiful than I remembered.

Maybe that`s why I`ve always believed in the power of images.

Some photographs don`t just capture a place. They plant a seed. They stay somewhere in the back of your mind, quietly shaping dreams, future journeys and sometimes entire chapters of your life.

Over the years, I`ve built a kind of personal iconography made of places, books, photographs and memories. Hydra has long been part of it.

And all these years later, the feeling remains exactly the same.

I already want to go back.
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#hydra #greekislands #travelphotography

Lately, through my lens:

▪︎ A self-portrait. 
▪︎A colourful collaboration with @vanityboum and @inspirestudio. 
▪︎Summer imagery for @havenhouse_experience
▪︎A Pantone moment on the beach in Le Touquet. 
▪︎Two retreats launched with @mymoroccanescape at @kasbahbabourika and almost fully booked before we could catch our breath.

And then, a project that has lived quietly in the background for several years.

"Superpouvoirs", by @sylvieganter, will be published on August 26th by @editions_du_rocher Every photograph in the book is mine, the recipes are by the wonderful @jelkaholler, and the whole project was born around the desire to make wellbeing feel joyful, accessible and deeply human.
The title alone says a lot. At its heart lies the question:
What truly nourishes us? Not only in food, but in life?

I’ll have plenty of opportunities to tell you more about the book in the coming months.

For now, I`m simply feeling grateful.
For the trust. For the collaborations. For the ideas that become reality. And for the reminder that some of the most meaningful projects take years to bloom.

A lot of good stuff to be proud of.
A lot of good stuff still to come. ❤️
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#creativedirection #lifestylephotography #creativejourney #colortherapy

For almost five years now, @hotelballu has been one of my favourite creative playgrounds.

What started as a photography assignment gradually evolved into something much broader : building a visual language, shaping an atmosphere, imagining stories, finding new angles, season after season.

One of the things I love most about working with a place over time is that the obvious photographs have long been taken. You have to keep looking. Keep noticing. Keep reinventing.

Different rooms. Different light. Different seasons. Different moods.

And yet, always the same place.

A luxury in today`s world is to be given enough time to develop a genuine visual relationship with a place. @hoteballu has given me exactly that.

Nearly five years later, I still haven`t run out of things to photograph.
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#lifestylephotographer ##condenasttraveller #boutiquehotel #smallluxuryhotelsoftheworld