Harrison Forman (1904-1978) was a prominent photojournalist, explorer, author, and fellow of the American Geographical Society. As a foreign correspondent, Forman’s images and articles appeared in the New York Times, Times of London, Life, Look, Collier’s, Harpers, and Reader’s Digest.
Forman traveled the world with the eye of an anthropologist. He was fascinated by the lives, culture, economies, governments and infrastructure of each place he visited. Known in his heyday as the “Modern Day Marco Polo,” Forman was often the first Westerner to have access to the people and places he visited and seemed to always be in the right place at the right time, witnessing significant moments in history and documenting them with his photography.
Take a look at life in Morocco in the 1960s through these 35 beautiful and fascinating pictures taken by Forman:
Directional sign in intersection pointing to Casablanca and Marrakech
Bird’s-eye view of Jamaa el-Fna square, Marrakech marketplace
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