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Thierry Mauger

Thierry Mauger (1947–2017) was a French engineer, writer, traveler, photographer, and ethnographer widely recognized for his extensive documentation of the culture and life in the southern Asir region of Saudi Arabia during the 1980s. Early Life and Career Mauger initially arrived in Saudi Arabia in 1979 to work as a radar engineer. During a decade-long stay in the country, he traveled extensively, driven by a deep fascination with the authentic Saudi culture, particularly in the remote and then little-known Asir region. He later moved there and devoted himself to studying and documenting the local art, architecture, and traditions, capturing approximately 10,000 photographs that were subsequently published in numerous books. Mauger initially arrived in Saudi Arabia in 1979 to work as a radar engineer. During a decade-long stay in the country, he traveled extensively, driven by a deep fascination with the authentic Saudi culture, particularly in the remote and then little-known Asir region. He later moved there and devoted himself to studying and documenting the local art, architecture, and traditions, capturing approximately 10,000 photographs that were subsequently published in numerous books. Education and Research Mauger pursued scholarly work while in France, publishing a work on the image in the Arab world and earning a doctoral degree (social anthropology and ethnology) from the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) with a dissertation on the vernacular architecture of Asir. He also shared the life of the Arctic Inuit in 1985 and conducted studies on the use of the yurt in Kyrgyzstan.
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Dirk Laubner

Dirk Laubner (born 1961) is a renowned German photojournalist specializing in aerial photography. He is known for his extensive work capturing landscapes, architecture, and urban development from above, particularly in Germany. Career and Work: Specialization: Laubner has a long career focused on aerial photography, collaborating with city planners, architects, investors, and project developers to document changes in urban and natural landscapes. Publications: He has published numerous illustrated books featuring his aerial photographs of various German regions, including Berlin, Brandenburg, Bavaria, and the Rhineland. Clients and Recognition: His work is commissioned globally for use in exhibitions, magazines, and books. One of his photographs won the "Best photographies of 25 Years in the United Arab Emirates" competition. Professional Affiliation: He is a member of the German Photographic Society (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Photographie, DGPh). Key Themes in His Work: Laubner's photography often focuses on themes such as: Architecture, monuments, and history Urban development and city planning Traffic and infrastructure Economy, culture, and sport
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Udo Bernhart

Udo Bernhart (born 1956 in Bolzano , South Tyrol ) is a South Tyrolean photographer and photojournalist. Against his parents' wishes, Udo Bernhart decided early on to pursue a photographic career – inspired by his great-uncle Luis Maria Pohl, a passionate photographer and expert on Ceylon. [ 1 ] After training as a repro photographer and photographer, he gained his first experience with Jakob Tappeiner in Merano, a pioneer of South Tyrolean photography In 1978, Bernhart moved to Frankfurt, where he worked as an assistant to a fashion photographer and acquired skills in studio and advertising photography. Soon after, he became self-employed as an advertising and aerial photographer before dedicating himself to photojournalism. [ 2 ] Since 1981, Bernhart has worked as a freelance photojournalist for international magazines such as National Geographic , GEO , ELLE [ 3 ] , abenteuer & reisen , Die Welt , and ADAC Reisemagazin . His work focuses on people, cultures, and landscapes. A formative phase of his career was his collaboration with the United States Travel and Tourism Association (USTTA) between 1985 and 1990 [ 4 ] . His assignment was to photograph all 51 US states "with European eyes." The resulting slideshow was shown at the White House
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Norman Anderson

Sir James Norman Dalrymple Anderson (29 September 1908 – 2 December 1994) was a British lawyer, missionary, and Arabist. Anderson was born in Aldeburgh, Suffolk.[1] He was educated at St Lawrence College, Ramsgate, England, and went to Trinity College, Cambridge, where he obtained a B.A. in 1930 and a LL.B. in 1931 with a triple first. He went to Egypt in 1932 where he spent 8 years as a missionary, learning Arabic at the American University in Cairo.[2] In 1939, he served with the British Army and in 1940 he was made Arab Liaison Officer for the Libyan Arab Force. After the war he became Political Officer for Sanusi affairs and the Secretary for Arab Affairs in the General Headquarters (G.H.Q.) Middle East. He was awarded the MBE and later, in 1943, the OBE. in 1945, was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1974 and was knighted in 1975. He lectured on Islamic Law for three years at Cambridge and then from 1947 to 1971 he taught at SOAS, being appointed Professor of Oriental Laws in the University of London in 1954. He was the head of the Department of Law, School of Oriental and African Studies, London 1953–71; Professor of Oriental Laws, University of London 1954–75; Director of the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies in the University of London 1959–76. He died in Cambridge in 1994.
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Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (Arabic: محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم, romanized: Muḥammad bin Rāšid Āl Maktūm; born 15 July 1949) is an Emirati politician and royal who is the current ruler of Dubai, and serves as the vice president and prime minister of the UAE.[1] Mohammed succeeded his brother Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum as UAE vice president, UAE prime minister, and ruler of Dubai following the latter's death in 2006.[2]
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Margaret Nydell

Dr. Margaret Nydell is a widely respected scholar and professor of Modern Standard Arabic, Arabic dialectology, and many Arabic regional dialects. She was an Arabic linguist for the Foreign Service Institute and the U.S. Department of State, and has directed the latter s School of Advanced Arabic Training in Tunisia. The author of ten books, she currently lectures on Arab cultural orientation for numerous government and private organizations. Dr. Nydell holds a master s degree in Arabic and a PhD in applied linguistics, both from Georgetown University. She has lived and worked in Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, and Cairo
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Hilda Ismail

Hilda Ismail is an author known for the book Icons. She is also a published poet and a prominent academic in the field of pharmaceutical chemistry. Hilda Ismail is also a distinguished academic and senior lecturer (Doctor of Pharmacy) at Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) in Indonesia. Her academic publications focus on pharmaceutical and organic chemistry, drug synthesis, and nanotechnology. She has held several leadership positions at UGM, including Head of the Center for Pharmaceutical Industry and Health Technology Studies.
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Kamaan Al Kamaan

Kamaan Al Kamaan has a true passion for his country, and has obviously worked innumerable hours, often in remote locations, to capture stirring images of Saudi Arabia in the optimum light. Prior to the publication of this book in 2006 he had won numerous awards for his photography, but this is unquestionably his "magnum opus." The book is approximately 200 pages in length, with no more than one photograph per page (sometimes the photograph extends to two pages.) The book is divided into three sections, roughly equal, based on subject matter. The three areas are: Nature, Life, and Heritage. There appears to have been financial support from several entities, including the Director of the Tourism agency which permitted a high quality edition to be printed in Singapore. The text is minimal, simply identifying the location with a very brief description of the scene. The book is bi-lingual, Arabic / English, and is formatted with Arabic first, meaning that the book opens, and is paginated the reverse of the standard English format. Al Kamaan loves the Asir, the mountainous region in the west of the country, and has captured its essence which shatters the stereotypical view of the country held by all too many non-Saudis as a "big sandbox." The first picture of a garden could have been taken in any European country. To the best of my knowledge, only Pascal and Maria Marechaux have captured the beauty of the western portion of the Arabian Peninsula in such books as "La Route de l'Encens". But Al Kamaan does strike a good balance in his landscapes, incorporating the more traditional desert scenes, including the rarely photographed Samman desert in the central region. He managed to capture numerous images there after one or more rainstorms. The Nature section includes the flora and fauna of the country, including the now protected gazelles and re-introduced Arabian oryx. The author is also a Scuba diver, and there are several underwater photographs, apparently taken around the Farasan Islands. The "heart" of the country is depicted in the central section, "Life." Even for those who think that know, and have experienced the country, there are a number of startling images, including paragliding and an international mountain bike race in the Asir region. For me, the most surprising picture was of the Annual Grand Camel Race in Riyadh - the riders are now required to wear helmets! There are also numerous images of the participants in the traditional Saudi dance, the "arda," along with more contemporary cultural activities, including dance. For a book with at least some official sponsorship, although images of men clearly predominate, there are a few images of the women in daily activities. Religion, sports, culture, hunting, agriculture, and warm images of tales around the campfire are the themes in this section. The final section is devoted to the Heritage of the country, naturally with pictures of the Mismak fort in Riyadh, and the Nabatean tombs in Madain Saleh., but there are also less photographed sites and buildings, and a nod to traditional crafts as re-enacted at the annual National Festival for Heritage and Culture at Janadirya. Al Kamaan unquestionably had "access," or, as it is so often phrased in the Kingdom, "wasta," based on the numerous aerial photographs. It is not everyone who is permitted to casually fly around! He made good use of the wasta, and has produced a solid 5-star book that should be in the library of anyone who has ever been touched by the beauty that is in the Kingdom.