Thesiger Collection

Landscape of a gravelly dry riverbed in the Wadi Shalhamit. The riverbed is covered with sparse shrubbery and mountains can be seen in the distance.Due to the nature of these...

Seated portrait of three Bedouin boys from a camel caravan at Al Mukalla.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that...

Portrait of a boy of the Mahra Bedouin in the Jabal Qara mountains.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that...

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party riding a camel through the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali), during the party's journey from Jaladah plain to Bani Ma'arid sands....

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party loading their camels in the Wadi 'Itwad. The camels carry racks on their backs piled with boxes and bags. They are couched in front...

View of a farmer's field in the Al Ghamid tribal region between the villages of Al Makhwah and Thurayban. In the background a four-sided stone watchtower sits high above the...

View of children standing on a rooftop in the town of Najran.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred...

Seated portrait of Musallim bin Al Kamam, a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, sitting on a sand dune in Al Batin or Al Dhafra sands. In the foreground small...

Standing full length portrait of a boy at Khanfer, near Lawdar in Abyan Governorate. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or...

Portrait of members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party and two Wahiba Bedouin at Buraymah well in the Wadi Halfayn. In the foreground three men and a woman stand at the...

A mountain landscape at Mudayy. A group of camels in the centre. Two men in the foreground. A rock rises to the right. Mountains in the background.Due to the nature...

Portrait of a man in the lower Wadi Damad region, east of Sabya. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage...

View of bushes growing on a flat in the Al Ghamid tribal region between the villages of Al Makhwah and Thurayban. In the distance a ridge of high mountains rises...

View of a boom, a large double masted dhow (sailboat) built in Kuwait, sailing in the Persian Gulf near Bahrain. A single sail files from the main mast as the...

View of livestock at a suq (market) in the city of Ad Dali'. In the foreground traders stand with their cattle, donkeys and other livestock in a large square. Square...

Portrait of a boy in the lower Wadi Damad region, east of Sabya. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage...

View of terraced cultivated fields at a settlement in the region between the village of 'Ar'arah and Jabal Mana' in the Al Hijar mountains. A group of buildings sits in...

Standing half-length portrait of Sahail bin Tahi, a tribesman of the Mudairiba lineage of Rashid Bedouin and one of Wilfred Thesiger's guides, taken during the party's journey from Ramlat al...

Portrait of a boy of the Mahra Bedouin in the region between Dahal well and Qabr Hud well.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of...

Full length portrait of Ali, a young Iranian sailor, on a dhow (sailboat) in the Persian Gulf between Dubai Emirate and Bahrain Island. A twelve-year-old sailor sits on a poop...