Full length portrait of Ali ... Size:large

Full length portrait of Ali ... Size:largeFull length portrait of Ali, a young Iranian sailor, on a dhow (sailboat) in the Persian Gulf near Bahrain. A twelve year old sailor sits in the sun on a wooden yard that has been lashed to the bow of the dhow. He is smiling, and wears a wraparound skirt, a waistcoat over his T shirt, and has a taqiyah cap on his head. Above him a worn sail catches the wind, while behind him the sea is a flat expanse of gentle waves. This image was taken during

between the houses

He is wearing a fur cloak

Three men stand with a group of camels

In the distance a large mountain rises above the horizon

View of livestock traders and buyers at an open air market in the city of Sabya

On the right a mountain rises high above the horizon

In the central distance a kotia sits in choppy water

perched on drum barrels

Two buildings with several storeys sit behind the walls

Salim bin Tamtaim

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party riding camels through the Wadi al 'Arad sands near Umm al Marahah

View of trees surrounding a farmer's field in the Al Ghamid tribal region between the villages of Al Makhwah and Thurayban