Half length portrait of Wilfred ... Images of Sheikh Zayed

Half length portrait of Wilfred ... Images of Sheikh ZayedHalf length portrait of Wilfred Thesiger taken during his party's journey from the As Saruq sands to Abu Dhabi near the end of his second journey across the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali). Wilfred Thesiger sits in the sand holding a camel stick in his lap with both hands. He is wearing a headscarf, a long shirt (thobe), and a khanjar (dagger) in a cartridge belt around his waist. He also wears an earring in his left ear. Due to the nature of these

In the foreground a large party of men ride in single file along the top of a rocky hill

A man with a thick dark beard sits facing forward in front of some tall dry bushes

An Arab man with a thick dark beard sits on a pale coloured camel

Group portrait of an Arab family resting under a tree near the town of Qalat Bishah

View of buildings on a hill at Ras al-Ain

Full length standing portrait of two boys from Ash Shuqaiq village

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party leading three laden camels across the Muqta to Abu Dhabi island

while the two Harasis tribesmen stand on either side of him

sits with one arm resting over his knee

walking along a rocky ridge

One of them is holding a long dagger

In the background long dune chains stretch out into the far distant horizon