Tatooine

My star wars trip was part of a pilgrimage of sorts for me. The journey took me to the rugged alien terrain of central Tunisia which was used for the first Star Wars films and it didn't take long for me to realise why. The film sets were very well preserved although some restoration work was done on the original Skywalker home. walking around these places which are very remote in themselves, I actually felt like I was there on the run from the stormtroopers. The locations are difficult to find and I went there armed with printed maps and scribbled directions as I knew that sat-nav would be useless. The images are processed to reflect the feeling of awe and isolation that I felt there - it really was like being a kid again