Having viewed with curious eyes the dramatic transformation of Abu Dhabi from a small coastal settlement to a modern capital and thriving centre for commerce and trade, Noor Ali Rashid has uniquely framed the fascinating progress of the emirate in pictures and is often revered by many as the 'Sheikh of Photographers'. His photograhic collection poignantly records times past in a land that has e…
The Emirates by The First Photographers, covers the period between 1900 and 1962, which saw the Emirates' emergence from independent shaikhdoms to unification as the United Arab Emirates and the arrival of oil wealth. It is an extraordinary visual record of a crucial time before the old way of life was swept away. It draws on all the known photographic collections from the time of the first tra…