James Deavin Commercial and Editorial Photographer
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James Deavin Commercial and Editorial Photographer

Arabia

2022

A project shot in Saudi Arabia, revealing stories of everyday life in a little understood and rapidly evolving country. 

Winner of the Sony World Photo Portfolio Prize 2023 🥂

Man asleep in old american car in hot desert town with fruit and veg for sale on the bonnet, windscreen and roof
Man standing beside road in desert on hot sunny day with lamp posts in background
Three young people walking towards campsite beside a jebel with large landslide
Three men having picnic in desert watching cars drive up and down a large dune
Large palm tree in desert with old sofas underneath
Roadside movie theatre, the morning after a viewing
Four cars in deep desert at dusk with a man making a video on his phone
Three boys selling beach toys on a hot day beside a road with a large street sign
woman in burka wearing large sunglasses
man in hat and casual clothes beside his car with patterned light
Irrigation lines beside new road in desert
Trimmed palm tree in front of new housing estate
Pony and camel on hot day in desert with factories in background
Two men holding hands while standing in the sea
Three men sitting on a wall beside the sea
Three boys in black looking at a phone while women in burkas walk by in background
Infrastructure in desert
Couple resting on seaside bench