Portrait of six trained falcons ... Portraits of notable people

Portrait of six trained falcons ... Portraits of notable peoplePortrait of six trained falcons and two salukis belonging to Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party resting in the sands surrounding Al Ain. In the centre foreground a saker (hurr) falcon perches on a wakir (block). Behind her five peregrine (shahin) falcons, three of which are wearing hoods, perch on their blocks. Further behind them two saluki hunting dogs rest in the sand beside clumps of vegetation. Due to the nature of these images,

he is wearing an Arab style of dress common among the Yazidis of Jabal Sinjar

Above the ocean the sky is empty of clouds

Behind him 'Amair bin 'Omar (centre) and Salim bin Kabina (left) follow on their camels

Behind the grove high sand dunes fill the landscape in all directions

then ruler of Ras Al Khaimah

grows in the sand

holding spears and headrests

Portrait of Mabkhaut bin Arbain and Salim bin Kabina

View of a boy walking past Al Fahidi fort in the Bastakiya quarter of old Dubai

poling it forward

On the right

and buffalo or wildebeest grazing on Amboseli plain in the foreground