A visual essay by Kamila Stanley and Simon Vidal
Tangerine Tales
Tangier, Morocco
A vision by Kamila Stanley and Simon Vidal
When the sun sets to the West and licks her rocky hills gold, Tangier's youth gather on plastic chairs. They drink mint tea and gaze towards the night descending on Europe. Young children ride bikes, old men sell nuts and sweets. Atlantic and Mediterranean waters merge. The night air is chilly, and sticky with salt. After many sleepy decades — Tangier is awakening. Winds of change are sweeping through the old Medina, the minarets and the surrounding hills. Six years after the Arab spring, the city is rattling with a fascinating electricity. Tradition and modernity intertwine, trashiness and timelessness collide. Beautiful yet brash, indolent yet insolent — Tangier is one of those portals from one world to another. East and West converge, and stare each other in the eyes.
A vision of Tangier, Morocco.
Words and photography. Kamila & Simon
Traveller/s
Kamila Stanley
Kamila is a British-Polish photographer. Her work has won international prizes, and has been published by VICE, Dazed & Confused, i-D, The Huffington Post, and more. It has also been showcased in galleries and festivals including MoMA PS1, Paris Photo, Betahaus Gallery, and Foyles Charing Cross. Kamila travels to document stories worldwide; from insomnia in Tokyo, to youth in the Middle East. She is 26.
@@kamilakstanleySimon Vidal
Photographer
Simon has been working in photography for over 5 years, with a career encompassing Paris, Vienna and Tokyo. He is manager of the French subsidiary of Lomography, the analogue photography movement and brand. He has also been a jury member for European photography awards and festivals, and has taught blueprinting photography at the Centre G. Pompidou in Paris. He is 27.
