View of two Bedouin men ... India

View of two Bedouin men ... IndiaView of two Bedouin men in Wilfred Thesiger's party loading a camel in the Ramlat ar Rabbad sands. In the foreground two of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions stand on either side of a couched camel. One of the men adjusts the camel's saddle while the other watches. In the sand beside them a large pile of gear lies on the left. In the background a few small tufts of vegetation grow in an area of flat sand. Due to the nature of these images, prints

Seated portrait of a tribesman of the Manasir Bedouin at a Manasir encampment in the Al Khatam sands near Al Ain

men lead caravans of camels through the water

taken during Wilfred Thesiger's party's journey from Ghayl bin Yumayn to Wadi 'Arf

Next to the men is a cooking fire with a metal pot on it

Desert landscape in the Shib Adaru wadi

Wilfred Thesiger's party at Dahal well

which is framed by a number of large multi-story buildings with small wooden balconies

curly dark hair

In the background round straw huts with domed roofs fill the village

wind-rippled dune entirely bare of vegetation

In the right background another man in Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party packs up his belongings in front of four standing camels

In the distance beyond the sand is bare and high above the ridge the sky is empty of clouds