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Algiers

19 views to photograph
View from plaza, Maqam EchahidMehnimalik/Wikipedia
Villa AbdullatifSofilou/Shutterstock
Bab el Oued fountainMouh2jijel/Wikipedia
Casbah of AlgiersYves Jalabert/Wikipedia
From Jardin d’Essai, Maqam EchahidYelles/Wikipedia
View from a bridge, Maqam EchahidPoudou99/Wikipedia
Grand Post OfficePatrick Gruban/Wikipedia
Great Mosque of AlgiersLudovic Courtès/Wikipedia
Jardin d’Essai du HammaYelles/Wikipedia
from south, Notre Dame d’AfriqueMehnimalik/Wikipedia
Botanical Garden HammaLudovic Courtès/Wikipedia
from Lycée el Arkam el Makhzoumi, Notre Dame d’AfriqueYelles/Wikipedia
Side, Notre Dame d’AfriqueMagharebia/Wikipedia
Statue 2, Maqam EchahidDavid Bjorgen/Wikipedia
Dey’s PalaceDamien Boilley/Flickr
Front, Notre Dame d’AfriqueToufik Lerari/Wikipedia
Statue 1, Maqam EchahidDavid Bjorgen/Wikipedia
Statue 3, Maqam EchahidDavid Bjorgen/Wikipedia

Contents

Map

About PhotoSecrets

 
 
 
 

Foreword

A great travel photo­graph, like a great news photo­graph, requires you to be in the right place at the right time to capture that special moment. Professional photo­graphers have a short-hand phrase for this: “F8 and be there.”

There are countless books that can help you with photo­graphic technique, the “F8” portion of that equation. But until now, there’s been little help for the other, more critical portion of that equation, the “be there” part. To find the right spot, you had to expend lots of time and shoe leather to wander around, track down every potential viewpoint, and essentially re-invent the wheel.

In my career as a professional travel photo­grapher, well over half my time on location is spent seeking out the good angles. Andrew Hudson’s PhotoSecrets does all that legwork for you, so you can spend your time photo­graphing instead of wandering about. It’s like having a professional location scout in your camera bag. I wish I had one of these books for every city I photo­graph on assignment.

PhotoSecrets can help you capture the most beautiful sights with a minimum of hassle and a maximum of enjoyment. So grab your camera, find your favorite PhotoSecrets spots, and “be there!”

About Bob Krist

Bob Krist has photo­graphed assignments for National Geographic, National Geographic Traveler, Travel/­Holiday, Smithsonian, and Islands. He won “Travel photo­grapher of the Year” from the Society of American Travel Writers in 1994, 2007, and 2008.

For National Geographic, Bob has led round-the-world tours and a traveling lecture series. His book In Tuscany with Frances Mayes spent a month on The New York Times’ bestseller list and his how-to book Spirit of Place was hailed by American Photo­grapher magazine as “the best book about travel photo­graphy we’ve ever read.”

The parents of three sons, Bob and his wife live in New Hope, Pennsylvania.

Welcome

Thank you for reading PhotoSecrets. As a fellow fan of travel and photo­graphy, I hope this guide will help you quickly find the most visually stunning places, and come home with equally stunning photo­graphs.

PhotoSecrets is designed to show you all the best sights. Flick through, see the classic shots, and use them as a departure point for your own creations. Get ideas for comp­osition and interesting viewpoints. See what piques your interest. Know what to shoot, where to stand, when to go, and why it’s interesting. Now you can spend less time researching and more time photographing.

The idea for PhotoSecrets came during a trip to Thailand, when I tried to find the exotic beach used in the James Bond movie The Man with the Golden Gun. None of the guidebooks I had showed a picture, so I thought a guidebook of postcard photos would be useful for us photographers. Twenty-plus years later, you have this guide. Thanks!

Now, start exploring — and take lots of photos!

About Andrew Hudson

Originally an engineer, Andrew Hudson started PhotoSecrets in 1995. His first book won the Benjamin Franklin Award for Best First Book and his second won the Grand Prize in the National Self-Published Book Awards.

Andrew has published 38 nationally-distributed photo­graphy books. He has photo­graphed assignments for Macy’s, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Men’s Health and Seventeen, and been a location scout for Nikon. His photos and articles have appeared in Alaska Airlines, National Geographic Traveler, Shutterbug Outdoor and Nature photo­graphy, Where, and Woman’s World.

Andrew has a degree in Computer Engineering from Manchester University and a certificate in copyright law from Harvard Law School. Born in Redditch, England, he lives with his wife, two kids, and two chocolate Labs, in San Diego, California.

Introduction

At a Glance

Name:Algiers
GPS:36.767, 3.217
Address:Algiers, Algeria, Africa
French:Alger
Fame:Capital and largest city of Algeria
Country:Algeria
Province:Algiers Province
District:Sidi M’Hamed District
Population:City3,415,811 (2011)
Metro 5,000,000 (2011)
Time zone:CET (UTC+1)

The capital and largest city of Algeria.

Staouéli

Maqam Echahid

View from plaza, Maqam Echahid

Algiers > Maqam Echahid
Addr:Maqam Echahid,
Algiers,
Northcentral,
Algeria
Where:36.744374
3.070073
When:MorningLook:North ↑
Far:150 m (480 feet)

From Jardin d’Essai, Maqam Echahid

Algiers > Maqam Echahid
Addr:Maqam Echahid,
Algiers,
Northcentral,
Algeria
Where:36.750421
3.075271
When:MorningLook:Southwest ↙
Far:0.72 km (0.45 miles)

View from a bridge, Maqam Echahid

Algiers > Maqam Echahid
Addr:Maqam Echahid,
Algiers,
Northcentral,
Algeria
Where:36.745405
3.066612
When:AfternoonLook:East →
Far:280 m (930 feet)

Statue 2, Maqam Echahid

Algiers > Maqam Echahid
Addr:Maqam Echahid,
Algiers,
Northcentral,
Algeria
Where:36.74583
3.069722
What:StatueWhen:Anytime

Statue 1, Maqam Echahid

Algiers > Maqam Echahid
Addr:Maqam Echahid,
Algiers,
Northcentral,
Algeria
Where:36.74583
3.069721
What:StatueWhen:Anytime

Statue 3, Maqam Echahid

Algiers > Maqam Echahid
Addr:Maqam Echahid,
Algiers,
Northcentral,
Algeria
Where:36.74583
3.069723
What:StatueWhen:Anytime

Villa Abdullatif

Addr:Dar Abdel-Latif,
Algiers,
Algeria
Where:36.744717
3.072994
What:PalaceWhen:Anytime
AKA:Mauresque Palace

Bab el Oued fountain

Bab El Oued is a neighbourhood in Algiers, the capital of Algeria, along the coast north of the city centre.

Addr:Algiers,
Northcentral,
Algeria
Where:36.7907028
3.0497306
What:FountainWhen:Anytime

Casbah of Algiers

The citadel (walled fortress) of Algiers.

Addr:Algiers,
Algeria
Where:36.78333
3.06028
What:KasbahWhen:Anytime
AKA:Kasbah of AlgiersWeb:UNESCO World Heritage Site
Wik:Casbah_of_Algiers

Dey’s Palace

Algiers > Casbah of Algiers

The main building in the Kasbah was begun in 1516 on the site of an older building, and served as the palace of the deys until the French conquest. Begun in 1516, this palace, the residence of the last deys of Algiers, was one of the most prestigious architectural complexes in the Medina during the Ottoman era.

Addr:Kasbah,
Algiers,
Algeria
Where:36.784503
3.059998
What:PalaceWhen:Anytime

Ideas for Dey’s Palace

Grand Post Office

Built in 1910, the Grand Post Office has a neo-Moorish style.

Addr:Rue Ben M’hidi Larbi,
Alger Centre,
Algeria
Where:36.773134
3.059432
What:Post officeWhen:Anytime

Ideas for Grand Post Office

Great Mosque of Algiers

The Great Mosque of Algiers or “Djama’a al-Kebir” is a mosque in Algiers, Algeria, located very close to Algiers Harbor.

Addr:Algiers,
Northcentral,
Algeria
Where:36.78528
3.06417
What:MosqueWhen:Anytime
AKA:Grand Mosque d’Alger, Djamaa al-Kebir, El Kebir Mosque, Jami MasjidWik:Great_Mosque_of_Algiers

Jardin d’Essai du Hamma

Jardin d’Essai du Hamma (Garden of Test; El-Hamma) is situated in the east of Algiers. It extends over 80 hectares (198 acres) and contains exotic plants and gardens. It was created in 1832 by A. Hardy.

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Jardin d’Essai du Hamma.

Addr:Rue Mohamed Belouizdad,
El-Jazair,
Algeria
Where:36.746983
3.072122
What:JardinWhen:Anytime

Notre Dame d’Afrique

From south, Notre Dame d’Afrique

Algiers > Notre Dame d’Afrique
Addr:Notre Dame d’Afrique,
Algiers,
Northcentral,
Algeria
Where:36.799028
3.042161
When:AfternoonLook:North ↑
Far:220 m (710 feet)

From Lycée el Arkam el Makhzoumi, Notre Dame d’Afrique

Algiers > Notre Dame d’Afrique
Addr:Notre Dame d’Afrique,
Algiers,
Northcentral,
Algeria
Where:36.803108
3.037666
When:AfternoonLook:East-southeast
Far:0.50 km (0.31 miles)

Side, Notre Dame d’Afrique

Algiers > Notre Dame d’Afrique
Addr:Notre Dame d’Afrique,
Algiers,
Northcentral,
Algeria
Where:36.801425
3.042912
What:SideWhen:Morning
Look:South-southwest Far:60 m (180 feet)

Front, Notre Dame d’Afrique

Algiers > Notre Dame d’Afrique
Addr:Notre Dame d’Afrique,
Algiers,
Northcentral,
Algeria
Where:36.80124
3.043079
What:FrontWhen:Morning
Look:Southwest ↙Far:50 m (160 feet)

Botanical Garden Hamma

The Botanical Garden of Hamma is a 58-hectare botanical garden (38 hectares of gardens and 20 hectares of arboretum) located in Algiers.

Addr:Algiers,
Northcentral,
Algeria
Where:36.748
3.076
What:Botanical gardenWhen:Anytime
AKA:Jardin Botanique du Hamma, The Test Garden Hamma, Jardin d’Essai du HammaWik:Botanical_Garden_Hamma

Credits

Thank you to the many wonderful people and companies that made their work available to use in this guide.

Photo key: Tap the camera icon to see the photo. The two letters reference the distributor and license. Key for distributors: f:Flickr; s:Shutterstock; w:Wikipedia. Key for license: a:CC-BY-SA; b:CC-BY; h:Shutterstock standard.

Cover image by .David Bjorgen ( fb); Damien Boilley ( fa); Mohamed Amine Boukhoulda ( wa); Ludovic Courtès ( wa); Patrick Gruban ( wa); Yves Jalabert ( wa); Toufik Lerari ( wb); Magharebia ( wa); Mehnimalik ( wa); Mouh2jijel ( wb); Poudou99 ( sh); Sofilou ( wa); Yelles ( wa). Some text adapted from Wikipedia and its contributors where noted by the URL path in the “Wik” table field, used and modified under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC-BY-SA) license. Map data from OpenStreetMap and its contributors, used under the Open Data Commons Open Database License (ODbL).

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