Auguste Maure

Auguste Maure (4 December 1840 – 3 March 1907) was a French 19th-century photographer.

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.

A. Maure studio- "Photographie Saharienne" - Biskra - circ. 1870

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.

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