Thesiger Collection

Close up portrait of Bil Ghaith, one of Wilfred Thesiger's Hejaz guides, in the Wadi Amq. Bil Ghaith, a teenaged boy from the Harb Bedouin tribe of the Wadi al...

Full length portrait of a Bedouin boy, part of a camel caravan resting outside the city gates of Al Mukalla.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any...

View of a beached sambuk (sailboat) under repair at Al Ma'ala harbour in the city of Aden. In the foreground two men stand beside a man standing on a oil...

View of a group of people standing on the beach in the town of Ash Shihr. A boy stands in the centre between two men gutting fish, while on either...

View of a cluster of multi-storeyed buildings in the region between Badr and the town of Khamis Mushait. Some of the buildings are in a state of ruin. Due to...

Portrait of a boy of the Bani Malik tribe resting at the Suq as Sabt [Saturday market] in the Bani Malik Mountains [image out of focus].Due to the nature of...

View of a large crowd of traders and buyers at the open air market in the city of Abha. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any...

Portrait of a young man of the Harasis Bedouin in the Jiddat al Harasis at Boi well. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of...

View of two Bedouin men, members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, walking with their camels in the hills above Andhur.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party riding camels across a sabkha, salt flat, dotted with haran, salt bush, in the Ramlat as Sahmah. In the background a large qaid dune is...

View of a man standing beside a beached dhow (sailboat) in Dubai Creek. On the right a man stands in ankle deep water next to a rope ladder hanging from...

Three-quarter length portrait of Muhammad, a sheikh of the Rashid Bedouin, in his encampment in the Ramlat ar Rabbad sands near Bir al Tawil. Muhammad, an elderly man with a...

View of Qahtan Bedouin herding sheep and goats in the region between Jabal Dhahran and the town of Dhahran, near the Yemen Border.Due to the nature of these images, prints...

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...

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

Seated portrait of a boy of the Mahra Bedouin in the Wadi Kidyut.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that...

View of a crowd of locals and traders at the suq (market) in the town of Abha. In the foreground an Arab boy stands in the midst of a market...

View of a gateway into the city of Seiyun.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were...

Side view of three members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party companions climb up the slope of a sand dune in Liwa oasis. In the foreground three of Wilfred Thesiger's Rashid...

View of two of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions walking past a settlement in Al Muwaiji by Al Muwaiji Fort in Al Ain oasis. In the near left distance two Bedouin...