Thesiger Collection

Portrait of a young man crouching on a boulder at the Suq ath Thulutha market. He is likely from the local 'Amara tribe.Due to the nature of these images, prints...

View of tower houses with walled exterior courtyards in the town of Qalat Bishah. The buildings are made from zabur (forced earth). Due to the nature of these images, prints...

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's party riding a camel in the Ramlat as Sahmah.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear...

View of a small dhow (sailboat) sailing along Shindagha beach in Dubai. In the distance a small fishing dhow sails through calm shallow water along Shindagha beach. A few men...

View of a tall round watchtower in the town of Badr. A cluster of multi-storeyed buildings made from rammed earth sit in the far distance.Due to the nature of these...

View of a retainer in Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party standing with camels in Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. An Arab man wearing a thobe (long...

Two boys sitting on a platform in a tree in the Wadi Amq.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that...

View of tall mud buildings in the town of Al-Saum, bordered by high mountains in the background.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age,...

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party standing in the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali) during the party's journey from Jaladah plain to Bani Ma'arid sands. The man...

View of one of Wilfred Thesiger's guides standing on a rocky valley slope in Jebel Hafeet [Jabal Hafit] mountain. A man wearing a thobe (long shirt) and ghutra (headscarf) stands...

View of sailors on the deck of a dhow (sailboat) travelling through the Persian Gulf from Dubai to Bahrain Island. In the foreground two sailors secure a sail rope to...

Standing three-quarter length portrait of a herds boy of the Rashid Bedouin with a female camel in the sands near Al Ain. The boy stands on the left, in front...

Wilfred Thesiger's party resting at Min'ar in the Wadi Kidyut. A watchtower is visible in the background.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age,...

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...

Portrait of a herds boy of the Bayt Kathir Bedouin in Dhofar.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party resting on a plain between mountain ridges in the region near Jibal Al ad Duwayni.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce...

Half length portrait of a Bedouin? boy from a camel caravan at Al Mukalla.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin travelling companions resting with their camels on a vast sand flat in the 'Uruq ash Shaybah dunes of the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali).Due to...

A boy at a well near Seiyun.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were archived by...

At Umm al Khashab. A boy is scooping water with a water-skin. He is wearing a hat made from palm fronds.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce...