Seated profile portrait of Salim ... Afghanistan

Seated profile portrait of Salim ... AfghanistanSeated profile portrait of Salim bin Ghabaisha, one of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions, by a watchtower in the Al Ain Buraimi Oasis. Salim bin Ghabaisha sits on a ruined wall with a rifle across his lap near a large bush. He wears a decorated cartridge belt over his thobe (long shirt). The foundations of the wall lead towards a two storey watchtower in the far distance. This image was taken during April 6 30, 1948, when Wilfred Thesiger stayed

wearing a bandolier and a dagger in a scabbard across his waist

The 13th Dalai Lama spent much of his time in this place

Side view of a dhow (sailboat) moored along the shore of Bahrain Island

Further back a line of camels wait behind the men

In the distance beyond a large dune rises into a high crest in the far right background

View of tall houses behind the city wall at Shibam in the Hadhramaut

On the far right two sailors pull on a large wooden oar

In the far background more wind-rippled dunes

On the right two camels wait beside a group of men pulling water from the well

Portrait of two of Ali bin Mohammed al Imani's sons sitting in front of a stone wall in the village of Al Makhwah

In the centre a young tribesman sits

View of two members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party in the Rabadh sands in the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali)