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Description
The ravishing black-and-white images collected for this volume were hard won, In the early 1970s photographer Mathias Oppersdorff traveled to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Jordan, and Yemen. Many obstacles stood in his way: Oppersdorff spoke no Arabic, Islamic culture discourages photography, and travel was
largely forbidden. But the resourceful Oppersdorff gained unprecedented access to people and places ordinarily closed to Westerners. His photos document Bedouin life, capture panoramic desert vistas, and hint at the enormous changes oil money would bring to traditional societies.
About the Author
Mathias Oppersdorff's work includes People of the Road: The Irish Travellers and Adirondack Faces. He has worked for eighteen years as a travel photographer for Qounnet magazine.