Thesiger Collection

Desert landscape in the Shib Adaru wadi. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were archived...

Portrait of a man of the Mahra Bedouin at Habarut [Habrut] wells.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred...

View of a member of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hawking party riding in Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. In the foreground a lone rider carrying a falcon...

View of the city of Lawdar in Abyan Governorate. A long shelter and a circular hut, both made from plant material, sit in the foreground. Behind the shelters are a...

Portrait of a boy of the Mahra Bedouin at a well in Wadi Shalhamit.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage...

A young man stands in front of huts in the village of Umm al Khashab.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or...

View of a family of Awazim or Ajman Bedouin at a well in the region between Kuwait City and Al Qatif on the Persian Coast. In the foreground a boy...

View of one of Wilfred Thesiger's guides standing at their campsite below Jebel Hafeet [Jabal Hafit] mountain. In the foreground a man in an thobe (long shirt), and ghutra (headscarf)...

Portrait of two men of the Bin Maaruf lineage of Sa'ar Bedouin sitting with a young boy at Manwakh well.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any...

A partially saddled camel at Mughshin Oasis. Ghaf [Prosopis cineraria] trees grow in the background.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or...

Seated portrait of a Bedouin boy at Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting camp in the Al Khatam sands near Jebel Hafeet (Jabal Hafit). A Bedouin boy sits in...

Portrait of two Arab boys standing on the beach in Kuwait City. Behind the boys dhows (sailboats) rest in the sand. Due to the nature of these images, prints will...

Group portrait of an Arab teenager and two young boys standing in front of a house in the coastal town of Al Birk. Due to the nature of these images,...

View of a few trees growing on a flat plain in the Raydat as Say'ar near Manwakh well. A high plateau rises in the distance. Due to the nature of...

Palm trees growing at Al Muqarqar spring in the Wadi Kidyut. A boy is standing underneath the trees.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of...

Portrait of two boys of the Humum Bedouin at Ghayl bin Yamayn.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred...

View of a village in Al Ain oasis. In the near distance a field dotted with large tufts of vegetation sits in front of a small village in the Al...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party trekking through Al Dhafra sands during their journey from Dhibi well to Al Batin sands. Wilfred Thesiger's travelling companions, tribesmen of the Bayt Imani...

Portrait of a man of the Mahra Bedouin at a well in the Wadi Khawat.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or...

A member of Wilfred Thesiger's party standing on a cliff overlooking the Sarif wells. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or...