Thesiger Collection

Cultivated plants at Baydayn village in Wadi Hali.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were archived...

View of an Arab man standing in front of an abandoned building at Sabya al Jadid, the old Idrisi capital. The square building is one storey tall, and its facade...

Full length profile portrait of a thoroughbred Batina camel in Al Ain oasis. A Batina camel stands in sand and sparse dry grass, facing towards the left. It is saddled...

View of a the rooftop and courtyard walls of a multi-storeyed tower house in the town of Qalat Bishah. The building is made from zabur (forced earth).Due to the nature...

Standing profile portrait of Musallim bin Al Kamam, a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, in the Al Dhafra sands during the party's journey to Baynunah. Musallim bin Al Kamam,...

Wilfred Thesiger's party camping in the Wadi Madi on the journey to Al Mukalla.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage...

Mahra Bedouin with water-skins at the Sarif wells.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were archived...

View of a sand dune in the region between Jaladah plain and the Bani Ma'arid sands in the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali). The dune has sharp crests. Due to...

Standing portrait of one of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's retainers in the Al Khatam sands near the mountain Jebel Hafeet (Jabal Hafit). A man with a thick dark...

Full length portrait of a man of the Sa'ar Bedouin standing in a field in the Raydat as Say'ar. The man is carrying a baby on his hip.Due to the...

View of desert landscape in the Al Batin sands of the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali), in the region below Liwa oasis. View of a softly rippled dune dotted with...

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 a grove of palm trees at a Liwa oasis. In the foreground a few tufts of qassis (sedge) grow along the top of a low sand ridge. Below...

View of square shaped tower houses with walled exterior courtyards in the town of Qalat Bishah. The buildings are made from zabur (forced earth). Due to the nature of these...

Half length portrait of two young Arab men in Wadi Yiba or Wadi Hali. The young man on the right is holding a sword and wearing a bundle of herbs...

View of water sellers unloading imported water from a dhow (sailboat) at the harbour in Kuwait City. In the foreground one man stands in a small rowboat. Nearby a man...

Portrait of a man of the Rashid Bedouin with his two young boys in the region between Ayun pool and Mudayy.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party trekking across a sand dune between near a Bani Yas settlement in Liwa oasis. Four of Wilfred Thesiger's Rashid Bedouin companions walk with their...

At Umm al Khashab. Portrait of a boy with a water-skin. He is wearing a hat made from palm fronds.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any...

Portrait of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's party with two camels in the Al Batin sands near Liwa oasis. One of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions is casually resting on his...