Agdz
We’ve spent the last few days in a tiny village called Adgz. It’s pretty much off the tourist trail; the occasional bus load stops for a break and a few tired drivers stay the night in one of the cheap hotels. But apart from that there’s just a few Kasbahs near the town catering for rich (mostly French) tourists wanting to get away from everyone. 
Today while on our way to visit Ksar Agdz (an abandoned village near Agdz) we met the owner of one of these hotel Kasbahs. He noticed me photographing a crumbling Jewish Kasbah nearby and approached me asking if I was a photographer. When I said I was, he mentioned his need for images to go with an expose that Home Magazine is doing on their hotel. He then asked if I would shoot his hotel in exchange for a free night’s accommodation and complimentary dinner, to which I agreed.
Nasser turned out to be a great guy. He and his French wife built their hotel three years ago, and it’s a stunning place with beautiful gardens and a pool. He’s also a great source of local knowledge, and has offered to take us to the place he grew up, a beautifully kept Kasbah in a nearby village, incidentally used in the movie Babel.
So tomorrow morning we head 30 minutes walk out of town to photograph Hotel Kasbah Azul. Never thought I’d be picking up commercial jobs on this trip.
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