Side view of a distant ... Frame:blackSide view of a distant boom, a large double masted dhow (sailboat) built in Kuwait, in the Persian Gulf between Dubai Emirate and Bahrain Island. The boom flies three sails, the first from the bow, the second from the main mast, and the third from the rear mast. The ocean surrounding the boom ripples in the wind, while above the sky is empty of clouds. This image was taken during Wilfred Thesiger's May 18 28, 1948 journey by dhow from Dubai to Bahrain
Standing full length portrait of the Imam of Oman's representative at the southern end of Jabal Hafit (Jebel Hafeet)
Standing full length profile portrait of a thoroughbred camel on an Abu Dhabi island
Behind the men a steep sand dune dotted with a few tufts of vegetation fills the background
It is wearing the traditional form of guiding harness
Muhammad bin Fadil's ghutra (headscarf) is blown back behind his shoulders by the wind and he holds a camel stick up in the air with one hand
In the far distance beyond softly rolling dunes rise above the grove and stretch along the horizon
and a low mountain sits in the far background
A teenaged boy of the Manasir Bedouin crouches in the sand in front of a thick growth of vegetation
Muhammad bin Al Jabari stands stroking his beard in front of a fort in Al Ain (only his upper body is visible)
On the left 'arish huts sit inside a high fenced enclosure made of palm fronds (locally called saaf)
Portrait of a boy wearing a hat made from palm fronds in Wadi Baysh
and each has a barjeel (wind tower) atop its roof
