Hard winters in the Atlas Mountains
The remote Moroccan village of Timahdite in northern Africa's highest mountains is home to the nomadic Amazigh tribe. In winter, the community is cut off from the outside world for months.
Foosball table covered in snow
After the first snowfall of the season, this foosball table that young people use to kill time is completely covered in snow. Once it stops snowing, people slowly get on with their lives.
Doing laundry in the cold
The laundry is hung out to dry when the sun comes out. While most men work in nearby towns, the women stay behind and attend to village life. There, they are often seen unveiled.
Baking bread and keeping warm at the same time
The Berbers, or Amazigh, live in large families. The family unit is extremely important because without it survival in this barren mountain region would be almost impossible. Village women don't just bake bread, but do the harder jobs as well, like chopping wood.
The search for something edible
Finding food for their flocks in the barren, snow-covered landscape is a real chore. The Berber people live off livestock and agriculture in this remote region of the Atlas Mountains, 1800 meters above sea level. Sheep provide them with wool, cloth and meat.
The hard winter
When Alhassan isn't tending to his sheep, he takes shelter in a tent. Maybe he is dreaming of the rainy season; after all, local crops are dependent upon rainwater stored in dams. If the rain is plentiful, fruit and vegetables can grow and thrive.
Modern technology at work
A solar panel is attached to the roof of the house where little Ihsan lives. This provides his family with electricity and heat — which certainly comes in handy when doing homework. The children go to a nearby school during the winter.
With Allah's help
For the elderly like Aqli Fatima, the winters are especially harsh. Her family insulates and seals its home with bricks or nylon bags, but the rain and meltwater still seep into the living room. Aqli Fatima takes this in stride, however. "It's like this every year. You can't do anything but pray."