Thesiger Collection

Portrait of a herds boy of the Bayt Kathir Bedouin in Dhofar.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred...

Wilfred Thesiger's party making camp beneath tall trees during the party's journey from the Wadi al 'Ayn to the Ramlat al Ghirbaniyat (Ghirbaniyat Sands). In the distance the party's camels...

View of the Shindagha district from the Bur Dubai side of Dubai Creek. An empty rooftop topped with a palm frond shade canopy sits in the foreground along Dubai Creek....

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party trekking through sands north of Al Ain oasis during their journey from Al Ain to Ramlat Unayq. In the foreground two of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling...

Seated close up portrait of a tribesman of the Manasir Bedouin in Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. A tribesman of the Manasir Bedouin with a thick dark beard sits...

View of two small boats beached on Shindagha beach in Dubai. In foreground a domed fishing trap sits in the sand on the far left. In the central foreground a...

View of a city square in the city of Jeddah or At Taif. In the foreground a few goats stand near a cafe in a square. Further behind large multi-storey...

Three-quarter length portrait of two men, retainers of Sheikh Shakhbut bin Sultan Al Nahyan, standing in front of a cannon outside Qasr Al Hosn fort in Abu Dhabi. Both men...

View of a tree and a well outside a fort in the Al Ain / Buraimi oasis. In the foreground a large tree grows beside a well in the midst...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party trekking through sands north of Al Ain oasis during their journey from Al Ain to Ramlat Unayq. A large dry bush grows out of sand...

Seated group portrait of four of Wilfred Thesiger's Arab and Bedouin guides resting under a rocky overhang on Jebel Hafeet (Jabal Hafit) mountain. The four men sit in a circle...

Seated portrait of an Arab man, a member of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party, holding a saker (hurr) falcon in the sands surrounding Al Ain. The man...

View of a woman and child walking down a narrow street in Kuwait City. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or...

Close up portrait of a tribesman of the Manasir Bedouin at a Manasir encampment in the Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. An older man with a long bushy grey...

View of the bottom of Jebel Hafeet [Jabal Hafit] mountain. In the foreground sparse trees and bushes grow on a rock strewn plain below the slopes of Jebel Hafeet [Jabal...

View of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hawking party in Al Khatam sands near Jebel Hafeet (Jabal Hafit). Four falconers holding peregrine falcons sit on their camels in a...

Seated portrait of an Arab man of the Al Bu Shams in Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. An old man with a curly grey beard sits with a striped...

View of one of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions standing in a village in Al Ain/Buraimi oasis. A man stands at the centre of a sand road, next to some tire...

View of an empty street in the city of Jeddah. In the right foreground gas or cans sit on the balcony of a shop. In the background a child stands...

View of locals walking down a street in Kuwait City. The narrow street is lined with shops, and high canopies cast shade over the street.Due to the nature of these...