life Desert Dwellers Interpreted in a new book
Riyadh An American photographer has published a book on the life of a tribe of traditional desert in Saudi Arabia. New York photographer, Wayne Eastep talked about his book "Bedouins" in Saudi photographic exhibition, "Colors of Saudi Arabia" organized by the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) which concluded here last fortnight .
The book received numerous awards for best cinematography, best design and best book. He also won a Golden Award for the most outstanding publication. Eastep is now an advisor to several international photographers. Eastep, who is also a writer and documentary filmmaker, holds a Masters in science, philosophy, religion and culture. He is also advisor and coach for diplomats in the field of the history and culture of Central Asia. Talking about his experiences, Eastep said: "I came to the UK in 1981 to work in the diplomatic community to document the old life Saudis" He managed to get a visa and remained in the country to his. own expense. He said he met a local Saudi, Sheikh Nasser Aerk, who introduced him to Al-Umrah tribe. "He took me to the desert and did everything he could to ensure my safety. He helped me get closer to the people of the region. Everyone was open and receptive to me and my wife. Everyone kept telling us their stories and how they spent their lives. "The Al-Umrah tribe agreed to let him document their lives in the desert, but with conditions not to take pictures of the women of the tribe, not to print anything without their consent, to live as they have done, and not to bring an interpreter. "I accepted the conditions despite the difficulties, but I think it was really good for me." He said that his wife wore a veil as other women of the tribe. "We slept in a tent and were traveling by camel, drinking camel's milk and learned some Arabic. He discovered that the tribe lived in difficult conditions, in stark contrast to the romantic view of life desert. "My goal was to learn of the Bedouins. I was convinced that they had much to teach us."
He worked on the book for three years, with breaks of four months to get to periodically New York. More than 40,000 copies of the book were printed in Arabic and English were distributed to the media, politicians and public libraries.
(Narrated by Abdul Hannan Tago, Arab News)
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