Thesiger Collection

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party trekking between dunes in the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali) during the party's journey from Jaladah plain to Bani Ma'arid sands. Due to the...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party travelling in the Al Khatam sands south of Al Ain, during their journey towards Al Humrah sands. Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions walk their camels in...

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

Portrait of a man of the Mahra Bedouin in the Wadi Madi.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred...

View of a camel caravan at the open air market in the town of Qalat Bishah. In the foreground Arab men and women stand amongst a number of couched camels....

View of a group of Mahra Bedouin standing beside their camels at Habarut wells. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or...

View of a Bedouin family at Tawi Harian well in the Sharqiyah Sands. In the foreground two children and a man stand at a well. The well is covered by...

View of two men with an ibex in the northern slopes of the Jabal Qara mountains. In the foreground two men sit on either side of a dead ibex. The...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin travelling party riding along a rocky wadi bed in the region north of the town of Al-Saum. Behind them steep rock walls frame both sides...

Portrait of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party gathering water from a well at the southern end of Jabal Hafit (Jebel Hafeet)Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party riding through the Al Qafa' or As Saruq region north of Liwa oasis. Two members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, tribesmen of the Bayt...

View of a woman from the Bin Maaruf lineage of Sa'ar Bedouin leading a camel at Manwakh well. The camel is loaded with a camel litter, which is made from...

Portrait of a young man of the Sa'ar Bedouin sitting on the ground in the Raydat as Say'ar. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs...

View looking across the Wadi Ghabartan. In the distance a few large bushes grow along the bottom of the wadi.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any...

Three-quarter length profile portrait of Salim bin Ghabaisha, one of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling companions, at a well in the region south-west of Al Ain. Salim bin Ghabaisha, a tribesman of...

Group portrait of Wilfred Thesiger with three men of his party at the village of Ghayl bin Yumayn. Wilfred Thesiger (front left) crouches beside Muhammad Al Auf (front right), a...

View of a crowd of traders and buyers at the Suq al Khamis [Thursday market] in the town of Najran. In the foreground people selling baskets. A few donkeys stand...

View of a man walking past a herd of goats at Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting camp near Al Ain. A man wearing a thobe (long shirt) and...

View of palm mat traders and buyers at an open air market in the city of Sabya. In the foreground men stand holding large rolls of woven palm mats in...

View of dunes in the region of Al Dhafra sands taken during Wilfred Thesiger's journey towards Baynunah. In the central foreground a large bush grows in a depression between two...