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  • So what? Do the people in the background prove anything? Yes, it is staged, but why speculating that this guy is not a Berber? Yann (talk) 09:12, 8 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  •   Comment We can also speculate more ;–). In Egypt I have often seen how men pose in traditional costumes for the tourists to take photographs. I would be surprised when Berber people would not know the same easy way to earn some money. (Please do not understand this as derogatory – I would do that myself if I was born there and would not have got a better job. ;–) Therefore why should this guy not be a Berber posing for the tourist’s photos? This obvious explanation is fully compatible with the people in the background. --Aristeas (talk) 15:51, 8 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • There are 2 likely situations here: either local people or tourists with a local guide. Even in the second case, there is no reason to suspect that this guy is not a Berber. This suspicion assumes that the photographer is lying, and there is no reason to suppose so. Yann (talk) 15:57, 8 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • The photographer may just be making an assumption. Who knows? It is perfectly possible that the clean shaven man with short hair fooling around the berber scarf is a berber. I doubt it. Many tour guides in Morocco dress up like this. Charlesjsharp (talk) 18:12, 8 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Huh? So then, all things being equal, 40% of Moroccan tour guides would be Berbers. You thought I was saying that like it's a bad thing? It's not like this is an important sub-thread, but Charles seemed to be suggesting that Berbers and tour guides were mutually exclusive categories. When I see that kind of implication being made, I address it. That's all. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 04:52, 9 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  •   Support For me this is a funny and jolly photo, featuring a simple and effective composition. I really like the harmonious desert colours and the shape formed by the unwrapped traditional headscarf in the wind. The quality is good (a higher resolution etc. would not improve this kind of photo); there are just some very small CAs, I can remove them if they irritate. --Aristeas (talk) 16:05, 8 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  •   Support per Aristeas. I also like that the scarf is practically the same color as the sand. Daniel Case (talk) 02:50, 9 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  •   Support At first glance this yellow scarf appeared like a painting splash to me. Striking curves anyway -- Basile Morin (talk) 04:24, 9 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  •   Support per Aristeas, Daniel and Basile. -- Radomianin (talk) 06:12, 9 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  •   Support I agree with Aristeas and Yann. There is no way to know for sure, and it doesn't matter to me whether this person is really a Berber or not. He is either really a Berber or he is there to evoke a native Berber for the tourists and seems successful in this. -- IamMM (talk) 07:28, 9 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weakish   Support Right. All we know is what we see; we judge the composition. And it's a very good composition, though perhaps it (and especially the man) could be sharper. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 10:08, 9 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Confirmed results:
Result: 10 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /--A.Savin 13:10, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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