View of booms, large double ... Afghanistan

View of booms, large double ... AfghanistanView of booms, large double masted dhows (sailboats) built in Kuwait, in the Persian Gulf at Bahrain Island. In the foreground a large boom sits in calm water rippled by gentle waves. A rowboat is tied alongside the boom. Behind it many more booms are moored in the water. In the far distance trees and buildings can be seen along the horizon. This image was taken during Wilfred Thesiger's May 18 28, 1948 journey by dhow from Dubai to Bahrain Island.

for his camels

A falconer in a light coloured thobe (long shirt) topped with a khanjar (dagger) on a leather belt holds a peregrine falcon on a mangalah (cuff) on one arm

which is made from a wood frame covered in cloth

in a camp between Khaur Sabkha well and Khaba well in the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali)

In the far distance a few dhows can be seen along the horizon

Seated portrait of Wilfred Thesiger with a falcon in Al Khatam sands near Al Ain

The man in the centre is holding a rifle

on which many flies sit

In the left background is the minaret of the Abu Maruf Mosque

View of the Shindagha district from the Bur Dubai side of Dubai Creek

The saddled camel stands in an open area of flat sand

In the background the sand dune rises up to a high peak