Thesiger Collection

View of buildings sitting along the foot of a rocky escarpment in the Wadi Hadhramawt, likely in the Al Qatan region.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce...

Seated portrait of an Arab man, a falconer in Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party, at a Manasir encampment in the Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. A...

Wilfred Thesiger's party near the Ad Dibin palm groves. In the distance beyond a fort sits high on the far slopes of the valley.Due to the nature of these images,...

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party in Al Humrah sands during their journey to Umm az Zumul. In the foreground the crest of a low dune rises...

Close up portrait of a tribesman of the Junuba Bedouin, possibly a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, in Al Muwaiji near Al Muwaiji Fort in Al Ain oasis. A...

Standing full length portrait of two Qara tribesmen in the Jabal Qara mountains. Two men stand in the foreground in a field of grass. The man on the left is...

Full length standing portrait of Salim bin Kabina, one of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions, standing on a rock outcrop in Ras Al Khaimah Emirate. Salim bin Kabina, a tribesman of...

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party standing in the Al Batin sands during their journey from Al Dhafra sands to Liwa oasis. The man, a tribesman of...

Full length standing portrait of a boy standing in the midst of a covered suq (market) in the city of Sharjah. A boy wearing a thobe (long shirt) and a...

Standing full length portrait of a soldier, from the 'Adan levies, in Wadi Jarsis in the Jabal Qara mountains. The soldier stands in front of a tree, holding a rifle...

Portrait of Nimr bin Salim, a tribesman of the Bayt Imani lineage of Rashid Bedouin, at Ghayl bin Yamayn.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs...

Portrait of Salim bin Tamtaim, a leader in Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, standing with a tribesman of the Harasis Bedouin at Boi well. Salim bin Tamtaim, a sheikh of the...

View of a crowd of traders and buyers at an open air market in the city of Sabya. In the foreground a number of people mill about next to two...

Half length standing portrait of an Iranian or Arab porter in Dubai. A middle-aged man with thick bushy beard stands on a Dubai street in front of a stucco wall....

Seated portrait of two elderly Arab men in the village of Sawda. The men sit side by side on the ground. The man on the left is wrapped in a...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling loading up their camels in the Sharqiyah Sands.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that...

View of an interior room in a tower house in the town of Qalat Bishah. The floor walls of the room are painted with patterns and stripes, and the floor...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party resting at the top of a dune in Al Batin sands during their journey across the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali) from Al Dhafra...

Standing full length portrait of a boy standing beside a mast at Al Ma'ala harbour in the city of Aden. The boy is wearing a wraparound skirt.Due to the nature...

Salim bin Kabina, a young tribesman of the Bayt Imani lineage of Rashid Bedouin, stands with a camel at Dahal well.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce...