Thesiger Collection

Portrait of a boy and a young man in the town of Umm al Khashab. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear...

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's party standing with his camel in the sands of the 'Uruq ash Shaybah.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any...

Side view of a boom, a large double masted dhow (sailboat) built in Kuwait, moored along the shore of Bahrain Island. A boom is moored in flat water rippled by...

View over roofs at Seiyun with decorative stone railings.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were...

View of a family of Sahul Bedouin unloading their camels at the Ar Rumhiya wells near Ar Riyadh. In the foreground a few women and girls unload a large camel....

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's party leading his camel through the Ghanim Sands during the party's journey from Mughshin Oasis to Khawr bin 'Atarit well. Due to the...

View of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party in Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. In the central foreground six members of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's...

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party standing at the bottom of a steep conglomerate cliff in the Wadi Andhur. In the foreground the river bed is layered...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party camping under a tree west of the Hamrat ad Duru region. In the foreground a few of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin travelling companions rest beneath a...

View of Sahul Bedouin watering their camels at one of the Rumah wells. Many men haul water from a rock-lined well using ropes and pulleys. Three men stand with a...

Seated portrait of Salim bin Kabina, one of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling companions, in the region surrounding Al Ain / Buraimi Oasis. Salim bin Kabina, a tribesman of the Bayt Imani...

Portrait of a peregrine falcon (shahin), belonging to Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party, resting in the sands near Al Ain. A peregrine falcon perches on a carved...

Seated portrait of Wilfred Patrick Thesiger in the region west of the Hamrat ad Duru. Wilfred Thesiger crouches in the sand, holding a camel stick in one hand which is...

Portrait of Salim bin Kalut (also known as Salah bin Kalut), a sheikh of the Bayt Imani lineage of Rashid Bedouin, taken near Habarut [Habrut] wells.Due to the nature of...

View of trees and vegetation growing on a sand flat at the eastern end of Wadi Mughshin. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of...

Mountain landscape at Al Muqarqar spring in the Wadi Kidyut. Palm trees grow on the right.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear...

View of newly planted date palms at a palm grove in Liwa oasis. In the foreground a number of young date palms, some still small shoots, have been planted in...

View of two members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party in the Sharqiyah Sands during the party's journey from Tawi Harian well to Batha' Badiyah. Due to the nature of these...

Close up portrait of two boys in the suq (market) in the village of Al Makhwah. Both boys wear bundles of herbs on their heads. Due to the nature of...

A pool of water in the mountains at Ayun spring.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they...