Thesiger Collection

View of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party setting up camp in Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. In the near distance a four men and a young...

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party standing beside two couched camels in the Sharqiyah Sands between Tawi Harian well and Batha' Badiyah.Due to the nature of these...

Close up profile portrait of a thoroughbred Omani camel belonging to Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, taken in the Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. The head and neck...

View of water sellers unloading imported water from a dhow (sailboat) at the harbour in Kuwait City. In the foreground two water sellers head through the tide towards one of...

View of a path leading into a forest in the region between the village of 'Ar'arah and Jabal Mana' in the Al Hijar mountains. Due to the nature of these...

Standing full length portrait of an Arab falconer, a member of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party, in the Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. A man wearing...

Portrait of a saker (hurr) falcon belonging to Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party in the sands surrounding Al Ain. A saker falcon perches on a mangalah (cuff)...

View of water sellers loading imported water in water skins onto waiting donkeys at the harbour in Kuwait City. In the background many dhows (sailboats) are moored in front of...

Portrait of a woman of the Harasis Bedouin sitting on the ground in the region between Boi well and Yisub well in the Jiddat al Harasis. The woman is holding...

Seated portrait of a boy from one of the Qara tribes in Wadi Nihiz in the Jabal Qara mountains. A boy wearing a wraparound skirt sits facing towards the near...

View of a pool tucked beneath a rocky overhang in Wadi Jarsis in the Jabal Qara mountains. Vines and vegetation hang down from the rocks above, partially shielding the pool...

View of gravel wadi bed surrounded by rock escarpments in the Wadi Animrit. On the left three men load up their couched camels.Due to the nature of these images, prints...

Seated profile portrait of three Duru Bedouin in the Wadi al 'Ayn. Three Duru Bedouin tribesman sit in the sand, facing towards the right. The man in the foreground wears...

View of a small shrine in a gravel field in the foreground. In the distance the city of Seiyun in Hadhramawt. Due to the nature of these images, prints will...

Wilfred Thesiger's party in the sands of the 'Uruq ash Shaybah, in the Rub' al Khali (Empty Quarter).Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of...

Seated group portrait of members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party in the Wadi Halfayn. The three men sit in the sand facing forward. On the left Hamad, a tribesman of...

View of a rowboat crossing Dubai Creek. In the foreground an oarsman rows a rowboat across Dubai Creek. In the distance beyond dhows and other boats are moored along the...

Portrait of a young man of the Qara tribe sitting on sand in the Wadi Darbat.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party trekking through Al Dhafra sands during their journey across the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali) from Dhibi well to Al Batin sands. Three of...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party trekking through Al Dhafra sands during their journey across the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali) from Dhibi well to Al Batin sands. Three of...