Thesiger Collection

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...

Portrait of a sailor mending a sail on the shore of Dubai Creek. In the left foreground a sailor sews the edge of a length of sail cloth that has...

Full length standing portrait of a boy and donkey in front of a house wall in Sharjah. A teenage boy stands to the left of his donkey in front of...

Seated portrait of one of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's falconers at Al Muwaiji Fort. A man in a light-coloured thobe (long shirt) and a patterned ghutra (headscarf) kneels...

View of a fisherman and boy on Shindagha beach in Dubai. A fisherman and a boy stand together beside a large water barrel sitting on the sand. Behind them, on...

View of a tent at a Manasir encampment in Baynunah sands. In the foreground camel droppings litter the sand in front of a large tent in the midst of a...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party resting under a tree west of the Hamrat ad Duru region. In the foreground one of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin travelling companions stands beside a tall...