Abdelghafour Benbadryef is a Moroccan photographer and visual artist based in Marrakech, whose work explores the cultural heritage and identity of North Africa. He is best known for his photographic series Berber Tattoo (2016), which documents women bearing traditional Amazigh facial tattoos — an ancient practice that has largely faded in the modern era — and an earlier project, Festival On Marche, which captured the world of dance and performance. Benbadryef is also recognized for his collaboration with renowned Moroccan-British artist Hassan Hajjaj, with whom he helped restore and transform a historic Riad in Marrakech’s old medina into the celebrated Riad Yima guesthouse.
Abdelghafour Benbadryef is a Moroccan photographer and visual artist based in Marrakech, whose work explores the cultural heritage and identity of North Africa. He is best known for his photographic series Berber Tattoo (2016), which documents women bearing traditional Amazigh facial tattoos — an ancient practice that has largely faded in the modern era — and an earlier project, Festival On Marche, which captured the world of dance and performance. Benbadryef is also recognized for his collaboration with renowned Moroccan-British artist Hassan Hajjaj, with whom he helped restore and transform a historic Riad in Marrakech’s old medina into the celebrated Riad Yima guesthouse.