Thesiger Collection

View of rooftops and a rooftop shelter in the city of Abha. In the left foreground a square room with small windows sit atop a roof on a building. The...

View of two sailors setting the sails on a dhow (sailboat) in the Persian Gulf near Dubai. A young African sailor wearing an undershirt and a wraparound skirt stands next...

View of a crowd of people at Suq al Sabt market below Jabal Mana'. Behind the crowd large stone buildings, some in a state of ruin, fill the background.Due to...

Seated portrait of Alaiwa bin Lutaiya, a guide in Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, taken during the party's journey from Ramlat al Ghirbaniyat to Furai well. Alaiwa bin Lutaiya, a tribesman...

View of 'arish huts next to Al Fahidi fort in the Bastakiya quarter of old Dubai. In the foreground 'arish huts made of palm fronds sit in fenced enclosures in...

View of a camel belonging to Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party grazing in sand dunes during their journey from Jabal Sumeini to Sharjah. In the foreground a saddled camel walks along...

Portrait of Muhammad bin Fadil, a falconer in Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party, riding a camel with a peregrine in Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. Muhammad...

View of two rowboats in Dubai Creek at sunset. In the near distance a man rows across Dubai Creek. In the further distance a second rowboat filled with passengers crosses...

View of a man standing in front of houses in the city of Dubai. A man wearing a taqiyah cap and a light coloured thobe (long shirt) stands in the...

Portrait of six trained falcons and two salukis belonging to Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party resting in the sands surrounding Al Ain. In the centre foreground a...

Mountain landscape in the Humaydah tribal region between Suq ath Thulutha and Wadi Hali.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage...

Portrait of a young man from the Bani Malik tribe in the upper Wadi Damad.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party walking through a palm grove in Liwa oasis. In the foreground four tall date palm trees grow in a depression. Four of Wilfred Thesiger's...

Portrait of a few men in a crowd of traders and buyers at the open air market in the city of Abha. Due to the nature of these images, prints...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party resting at the southern end of Jabal Hafit (Jebel Hafeet), near Al Qabil. In the near distance three of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions stand...

View of people in the street in Kuwait City. In the foreground a man carrying a young boy and two women stand in a narrow street lined with shops. One...

Full length standing portrait of 'Amair bin 'Omar, a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, at a camp north of Al Ain during the party's journey between Al Ain and...

View of traditional buildings in the city of Abha. In the near central distance a large multi-storeyed square building sits at the edge of a town square. It is built...

Portrait of Wilfred Thesiger sitting in the Wadi al 'Ayn. Wilfred Patrick Thesiger kneels in soft sand in front of a dry bush, holding a rifle in one hand. He...

Full length standing portrait of a man wearing two daggers in straight sheaths over his thobe (shirt) in the city of Abha. The man is wearing his daggers (jambiya or...