Auguste Maure

French photographer

Auguste Maure

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.

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. 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.

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.