Market Friday: Leather Shoe Market in Fez, Morocco
It's finally Friday and while I have been missing out on posting in #marketfriday for quite some time, I can't wait to show you around the leather market in Fez!
Market Friday is organised by @dswigle and is a great way of seeing markets all around the world. Check out the the tag #marketfriday and the posts resteemed by her if you get the chance!
As a guy, I am usually not a huge fan of shoe shopping and only get a new pair when my old ones are worn off, but the shoes sold at the leather market in Fes el-Bali, the old town of Fez, were fascinating even to me. I did not buy any shoes though but went with taking photos of different shoe patterns.
I don't know if some clever merchants are selling some imported shoes disguised as leather, but as far as I could tell, all the shoes are produced locally, many of them are actually manufactured right in the stall that sell them.
The leather for the shoes is produced in the local tannery that is located within the city borders of Fes el-Bali. The process of manufacturing leather is quite amazing; I am planning on publishing a short photo documentary about the tanneries of Fez soon, so stay tuned!
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The camera I used to capture this photo is a Nikon D5500 (APS-C) with a Nikon 10-20mm F4,5–5,6 and a Nikon 18-140mm F3.5-5.6 lens.
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Morocco has some amazing cities and customs! Half of Nomadsfix has been there and we can't wait to go back together to discover more of Morocco.
Anything from Morocco has such a great vibe of colors!
I love the 2 first photos! Did you get yourself a pair?
Morocco is amazing! I didn't end up getting any shoes in the end, probably since I was too busy taking photos of them :D
Really liked Fez when I was there, thanks for sharing buddy! have a good day, finally some good weather here in Amsterdam
The weather here is nice as well, seems like spring has arrived!
they look like just like those ones in ghana here,thanks for your entry @jpphotography
I haven't been to Ghana, but this sounds interesting! Thanks for your comment!
You may check a market of ghana l shared for #marketfriday
Sure, I will have a look now :)
These are great shots! I loved seeing the different leather work done there in Morocco!
I have been to several tanneries here in the states and I was amazed at the process used to tan the hides. I think that would be an awesome post and very interesting! (I wish I had thought of it! LOL)
Wonderful post and I can hardly wait to see more from you!
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Thank you @dswigle! The leather work they do in Morocco is awesome, apart from shoes they manufacture a huge variety of leather products. I got a leather pencil case from one of the tanneries and a small purse from another one.
Beautiful shots! I've been to a tannery in Marrakesh, and you're right. That's an experience that requires its own post!
I visited various tanneries in Morocco, they are so fascinating!
Great photographs @jpphotography. Another enticing piece of Morocco.
Those people standing on the dye vats look a bit precarious! #bsm
Haha, losing balance would not be good there!
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