Auguste Maure
French photographer
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::summary French photographer ::
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| Field | Value |
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| name | Auguste Maure |
| image | Auguste MAURE - 1905.jpg |
| image_size | Auguste Maure, 1905 |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Marseille, France |
| death_date | |
| death_place | Biskra, Algeria |
| other_names | Joseph Augustin Maure |
| known_for | Photographs of landscapes and people from South Algeria |
| occupation | Photographer |
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The "Photographie Saharienne" studio
Auguste Maure was an orientalist photographer who lived in Biskra (Algeria) from 1855 to 1907. He created the "Photographie Saharienne" studio in 1860 : the very first photography studio in south Algeria. In the 19th century, Biskra, celebrated as the 'queen of oases,' became a destination for numerous artists (writers, painters, and photographers), who were drawn to its unique climate, exceptional light, and iconic Saharan desert scenery.
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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 Naïl tribe, Berber dancers wearing incomparable costumes and covered by jewels, are often represented on Maure photographs very appreciated by the tourists.
Gallery
Image:Interieur-Biskra.jpg|Interior of Biskra - 1870 Image:Ouled Nail Biskra.jpg|Ouled Naïl - Biskra - 1870 Image:Auguste MAURE-Biska-Tente de bedoins.jpg|A Bedouin bayt - Biskra - 1880 Image:Auguste MAURE-Biskra-Si Mohamed Bengana.jpg|"Si Mohamed Srir Ben Guanah - Biskra Caïd- 1880" Image:Auguste MAURE-Joueur de flute.JPG|Flute player - Biskra - 1875 Image:Auguste MAURE-Femmes Algeriennes.JPG|Ouled Naïl - Biskra - 1875 Image:Auguste MAURE -Vieillard Algerien.JPG|An old Algerian man - Biskra - 1875 Image:Auguste MAURE - Femme Algerienne.JPG|Ouled Naïl - Biskra - 1875
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