Thesiger Collection

Portrait of a Bedouin family riding camels in the region surrounding the town of Al Hufuf, taken during Wilfred Thesiger's journey from Al Hofuf to Ar Rumhiya wells. On the...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party visiting with Wahiba Bedouin in the Wadi Halfayn. On the left members of Wilfred Thesiger's party sit with a group of Wahiba Bedouin beside...

View of two of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions on a sand hill in the Al Ain/Buraimi oasis overlooking Jebel Hafeet [Jabal Hafit]. Two men with rifles sit on a sand...

View of sand dunes in the Ghanim Sands in the region between Khasfah well and Matki well.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age,...

View of a boom, a large cargo-carrying sailboat, moored on Dubai Creek. The boom sits on the left. A small boat is tied up alongside the boom. In the right...

Full length standing portrait of a boy in front of a house in the city of Sharjah. A boy wearing a thobe (long shirt) and a ghutra (headscarf) stands in...

Standing full length profile portrait of a thoroughbred camel on an Abu Dhabi island. A large pale thoroughbred camel stands in profile facing towards the left. The camel belongs to...

Portrait of an Arab man, a retainer in Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party, standing with camels in Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. An Arab falconer in...

View of two dhows (sailboats) moored in Dubai Creek in Dubai. Two sailboats without sails sit in low water in Dubai Creek. On the left, many boats are beached along...

Houses at the village of 'Arish. They are constructed from plant material, bundled or made into ropes.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age,...

Side view of two dhows moored along the shore of Bahrain Island. In the foreground a small dhow sits in calm wind-rippled water alongside a moored boom. The main sail...

View of a camel descending a steep dune face in the Bani Ma'arid sands of the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali). Due to the nature of these images, prints will...

View of Qasr Ibrahim fort in the town of Al Hofuf in the Al Hasa Oasis. In the foreground a large tower, likely part of the city walls, sits on...

View of Jabal Harfa mountain near the village of Ash Shaykh. In the foreground a large tree grows alongside a farmer's field.Due to the nature of these images, prints will...

View of a gate in the Jeddah city walls. Two buildings with several storeys sit behind the walls. The gate has two round towers on either side of the entranceway....

Portrait of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party riding a camel during the party's journey from Wadi Qinab to Huliyah well. The man is a sheikh of the Bayt...

View of one of Wilfred Thesiger's Arab guides standing on a rock atop Jebel Hafeet [Jabal Hafit] mountain. In the foreground an Arab man wearing a thobe (long shirt) and...

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

Portrait of a member of the Mutayr tribe, a retainer to the Emir of Najran, at Abha. He has a curved dagger in his belt.Due to the nature of these...

Huts and palm trees at a village in the lower Wadi Damad region, east of Sabya.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear...