Portrait of a saker (hurr) ... Sue Johnson

Portrait of a saker (hurr) ... Sue JohnsonPortrait of a saker (hurr) falcon belonging to Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party in the sands surrounding Al Ain. A saker falcon perches on a mangalah (cuff) on on a falconer's arm (only the man's arm and knee are inside the frame). The falcon's head is turned towards the right. The mangalah is made of cloth and edged with leather. In the background clumps of vegetation grow in the sand. Due to the nature of these images, prints will

In the background people and huts

View of a cluster of spears

A camel is kneeling among the bags

View of locals strolling through a suq (market) in the city of Sharjah

Some of the men wear silver embossed daggers (khanjars) on belts over their shirts (thobe)

Full length portrait of an Arab man

One man is presenting a coin to another man while a group of onlookers watch

View of two members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party resting on the crest of a sand dune in the Ramlat al Ghirbaniyat (Ghirbaniyat Sands)

View of a street in the city of Abha

View of three sailors on a dhow (sailboat) travelling through the Persian Gulf from Dubai to Bahrain Island

View of a Bedouin man standing beside a palm at the Ad Dibin palm groves

A gate of the fort at Najran