Auguste Maure
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| Auguste Maure | |
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| Born | December 4, 1840 Marseille |
| Died | March 3, 1907 Biskra |
| Nationality | French |
| Other names | Joseph Augustin Maure |
| Occupation | Photographer |
| Known for | Photographs of landscapes and people from South Algeria |
Auguste Maure (Marseille, 1840 - Biskra, 1907) is a French 19th century photographer.
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[edit] The "Photographie Saharienne" studio
Auguste Maure was an orientalist photographer that lived in Biskra (Algeria) from 1855 to 1907. He created the "Photographie Saharienne" studio in 1860 : the very first photography studio in south Algeria. Biskra is the queen of oases, a place where many artists (writers, painters and photographers) came in the 19th century to meet the particular climate, luminosity and landscapes of Sahara desert.
[edit] Photographic production
Auguste Maure was active from 1860 to 1907 and took many photographs of landscapes and cities of south Algeria (El Kantara, Sidi Okba, Chetma, Tilatou, Tolga, Touggourt ...).
The members of the Ouled Nails tribe, Berber dancers wearing incomparable costumes and covered by jewels, are often represented on Maure photographs very appreciated by the tourists.
[edit] The photos gallery
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Interior of Biskra - 1870
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Ouled Nail - Biskra - 1870
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A bedoin tent - Biskra - 1880
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"Si Mohamed Srir Ben Guanah - Biskra Caïd- 1880"
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Flute player - Biskra - 1875
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Ouleds nails - Biskra - 1875
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An old Algerian man - Biskra - 1875
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Ouled nail - Biskra - 1875
