Arabia Deserta

2022

A project shot in Saudi Arabia, revealing stories of everyday lives. 

An edited version of this project has been selected as the winning entry in the Sony World Photography Awards 2023, Portfolio category.

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Man standing beside road in desert on hot sunny day with lamp posts in background

Sudanese hitchhiker on the road to Riyadh

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Three young people walking towards campsite beside a jebel with large landslide

Campsite beside a jebel with large landslide


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Three men having picnic in desert watching cars drive up and down a large dune

Car rally

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Large palm tree in desert with old sofas underneath

Deserted resting spot beside road

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Man asleep in old american car in hot desert town with fruit and veg for sale on the bonnet, windscreen and roof

Fruit and veg salesman in old american car

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Roadside movie theatre, the morning after a viewing

Roadside movie theatre, the morning after a viewing

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Four cars in deep desert at dusk with a man making a video on his phone

Cars in desert

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Small Christmas decoration in an alley in an arab town

Small Christmas decoration

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Three boys selling beach toys on a hot day beside a road with a large street sign

Three Syrian boys selling beach toys

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Cricket match in desert

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woman in burka wearing large sunglasses

Woman in car

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man in hat and casual clothes beside his car with patterned light

Kuwaiti Man at gas station

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Irrigation lines beside new road in desert

Irrigation lines beside new road

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Trimmed palm tree in front of new housing estate

New housing estate

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Pony and camel on hot day in desert with factories in background

Tourist rides

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Two men holding hands while standing in the sea

Two migrant workers at Eid

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Three men sitting on a wall beside the sea

Migrant workers at Eid

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Three boys in black looking at a phone while women in burkas walk by in background

Bangladeshi Tiktokers

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Infrastructure in desert

Infrastructure being eaten by wind and sand

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Couple resting on seaside bench

Couple resting on seaside bench

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