Thesiger Collection

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party riding a camel through the Wadi Sayfam. In the foreground a Bedouin man rides a camel beside a large tree growing...

View of beached dhows (sailboats) and a dhow sailing in Dubai Creek. In the foreground the bow of a beached dhow sits on the shore. In the distance beyond a...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party resting beside a dune in the Ramlat ar Rabbad sands. In the foreground Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions unsaddle the party's camels beside a large...

View of an abra (ferry boat) launch at Dubai Creek. Across an expanse of flat water buildings with one and two storey wind towers (barjeel) sit along the far side...

View of people walking down a crowded street in Kuwait City. Single storey buildings line both sides of the street.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any...

View of locals from the 'Amara tribe at the Suq ath Thulutha market. In the foreground donkey drinks from a trough at an open air market. A line of shops...

View of one of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions standing in front of Al Jahili fort in Al Ain. In the foreground a man in a white thobe (ankle-length shirt) walks...

View of dhows (sailboats) moored in Dubai Creek. In the foreground a young man sits on the wooden skeleton of a scavenged dhow. In the creek behind large and small...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party riding through Al Khatam sands during their return journey to Al Ain. In the foreground two of Wilfred Thesiger's Rashid Bedouin companions sit on...

Portrait of a trained peregrine falcon and a thoroughbred Omani camel, belonging to Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party, in the Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. In...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party at Boi well in the Jiddat al Harasis.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that...

View of a young boy at a ruined adobe building near Jebel Hafeet [Jabal Hafit]. In the left foreground the pillar of a ruined adobe building sits in the sand....

View of dhows (sailboats) moored in Dubai Creek. In the foreground ropes run over the creek to the bow of a large dhow moored on the right. In the left...

Portrait of Sulaiman bin Said, a Bedouin man, standing against the wall of a ruined fort in the cliffs above Andhur spring. The stone wall behind him is in a...

View of a crowd of shoppers and traders from the local 'Amara tribe at the Suq ath Thulutha market.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs...

View of locals from the 'Amara tribe at the Suq ath Thulutha market. In the left foreground a man is holding a rolled blanket. Nearby a woman stands wearing a...

View of two camels couched on the Corniche at Sharjah Creek. In the foreground a camel and her calf are couched on a dirt road in front of large beached...

View of a palm tree growing in the wadi outside the city of Shibam. In the foreground people rest with a camel around the palm tree. In the distance tall...

View of the city of Shibam in Wadi Hadhramawt. A tightly packed cluster of tall, multi-storey buildings sits behind the Shibam city walls. A high watchtower rises above the city...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's sailing companions camping on one of the Abu Dhabi islands. Six men kneel in the sand in a semicircle around a campfire. A kettle, a coffee-pot...