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Heat · Silence · Distance · Scale

Wadi Rum

Stone, distance, weather, and the human figure inside a monumental landscape.

The desert is not an empty stage. It is an active presence that changes every body placed within it.

SeriesDesert

PlacesWadi Rum, Jordan · Umm Al-Jimal, Jordan

Period2023–2024

Frames89

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A woman stands on the right side of a wide, sandy desert path, looking toward towering dark rock formations under a bright white sky in a high-contrast monochrome photograph.

Black and white photograph showing a person standing on a sandy rise looking out toward massive rock cliffs across a desert canyon.

Monochrome image of a person standing on top of a rocky cliff looking at three airplanes flying in formation with vapor trails on the right.

Interior view through a stacked stone archway in an ancient ruin, with bright golden sunset light striking the inner stone walls.

Monochrome photograph of an ancient, weathered stone structure featuring rough-hewn stacked boulders and a lintel doorway against a pale, even-toned sky.

Low-angle exterior photograph of a crumbling stone wall made of dark basalt blocks under warm sunset light, surrounded by a rugged field of fallen boulders and rubble against a pale blue sky.

Low-angle view of ancient stacked stone ruins and heavy boulders glowing in warm sunset light, with a distant town visible on the horizon beneath a clear blue and gold sky.

Monochrome architectural photograph showing a ruined stone wall made of dark basalt blocks, featuring two square window openings and an arched doorway framing a bright sky in the background.

Low-angle shot of ancient stone ruins and a rounded archway illuminated by golden sunset light against a pale sky.

A low-angle view of crumbling basalt stone walls and a pile of large, weathered boulders under a clear sky, illuminated by golden hour light.

Ancient stone ruins standing atop a mound of dark rubble against a colorful golden sunset sky with layered clouds.

Monochrome photograph of crumbling stone ruins and jumbled basalt boulders, highlighting rough textures, broken walls, and weathered masonry against a pale sky.

Low-angle view of ancient stone ruins featuring a weathered basalt wall with two empty rectangular windows and a smaller arched doorway in the background, lit by golden afternoon light under a clear sky.

Black and white photograph of ancient stone ruins, showing a crumbling masonry wall with two open windows and a foreground filled with piled dark boulders under a clear sky.

A wide-angle exterior view of ancient stone ruins and a tall weathered tower under a glowing orange sunset sky, with modern cellular towers and a distant dome visible on the horizon.

Black and white photograph of weathered dark stone ruins and fallen boulders in the foreground and midground, set against a pale uniform sky.

Black and white photograph of piled basalt rocks and ancient stone wall ruins in the foreground, with a distant low horizon and hazy sky visible on the left.

Low-angle monochrome photograph of weathered stone ruins and piled basalt rocks beneath a cloudy sky.

Alazraq Sunset Umaljemal, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras

Monochrome architectural photograph showing a tall, weathered dark stone wall with lichen patches on the left, an expanse of tumbled basalt boulders in the foreground, and distant ruined structures against a clear sky.

Black and white photograph of ancient stone ruins and rubble with dark basalt blocks piled in the foreground against a pale sky.

Monochrome landscape photograph featuring a large striped hot-air balloon on the left side, grounded near a pickup truck in a vast desert plain. In the background, a rugged mountain range stretches horizontally across the frame under a clear sky. Several small human figures and parked vehicles provide a sense of scale across the desert floor.

Monochrome landscape photograph featuring a large striped hot air balloon on the left, rugged desert mountains in the background, two tiny human figures standing in the lower center, and pickup trucks parked across the flat sandy ground.

Symmetrical black and white photograph of an ancient stone fortress facade with corner towers and a central arched entrance, viewed straight-on across a flat, gravel-strewn desert floor.

A black-and-white low-angle shot showing three small propeller planes flying in diagonal formation from upper left toward lower right, leaving heavy white vapor trails across a uniform sky.

Interior view through a stacked basalt stone archway and passageway, highlighting rough rock textures and warm golden evening light hitting the back interior wall.

Monochrome photograph of a large hot air balloon grounded on a vast sandy plain, with two small figures standing nearby and towering rocky mountains in the background.

Black and white photograph of ancient stone ruins and collapsed basalt walls surrounded by rubble, under a dramatic cloudy sky.

Ancient stone ruins composed of stacked dark basalt blocks and scattered boulders in the foreground, illuminated by golden hour light under a striated sunset sky.

An eye-level shot of ancient stacked basalt stone walls surrounded by a jumble of fallen boulders, illuminated by warm golden hour sunlight under a pale blue sky.

A low-angle view of rugged basalt boulders piled in the foreground, with an ancient stacked-stone ruin illuminated by golden late-afternoon sunlight under a clear blue sky.

Alazraq Sunset Umaljemal Small, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras

A weathered stone wall featuring two window openings with rubble scattered across the foreground, captured in warm sunset light under a clear sky.

A low-angle view of weathered stone ruins featuring a central stone archway. Bright sunset light illuminates the interior blocks while the surrounding basalt rubble remains in deep shadow.

Alazraq Sunset Umaljemal Small, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras

Alazraq Sunset Umaljemal 0 Small, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras

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Desert, frame by frame

A woman stands on the right side of a wide, sandy desert path, looking toward towering dark rock formations under a bright white sky in a high-contrast monochrome photograph. — 01Scale and Silence

Monochrome photograph of an ancient, weathered stone structure featuring rough-hewn stacked boulders and a lintel doorway against a pale, even-toned sky. — 02Weight of Centuries

Low-angle shot of ancient stone ruins and a rounded archway illuminated by golden sunset light against a pale sky. — 03Stones of the Past

Monochrome photograph of crumbling stone ruins and jumbled basalt boulders, highlighting rough textures, broken walls, and weathered masonry against a pale sky. — 04Weight of Time

Black and white photograph of weathered dark stone ruins and fallen boulders in the foreground and midground, set against a pale uniform sky. — 05Stones of Memory

Monochrome architectural photograph showing a tall, weathered dark stone wall with lichen patches on the left, an expanse of tumbled basalt boulders in the foreground, and distant ruined structures against a clear sky. — 06Weight of Time

Symmetrical black and white photograph of an ancient stone fortress facade with corner towers and a central arched entrance, viewed straight-on across a flat, gravel-strewn desert floor. — 07Stone Fortress Facade

Black and white photograph of ancient stone ruins and collapsed basalt walls surrounded by rubble, under a dramatic cloudy sky. — 08Stones of Time

Alazraq Sunset Umaljemal Small, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras — 09Alazraq Sunset Umaljemal Small

Alazraq Sunset Umaljemal Small, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras — 10Alazraq Sunset Umaljemal Small

Alazraq Sunset Umaljemal Small, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras — 11Alazraq Sunset Umaljemal Small

Monochrome landscape photograph featuring three small airplanes high in the sky leaving parallel white smoke trails that curve downward, with dark rock formations spanning the lower horizon and the sun shining brightly on the left. — 12Skyward Trails

A colorful striped hot air balloon floats in a vast blue sky over a rocky desert outcrop and rolling sand dunes below. — 13Drifting Above the Dunes

Monochrome photograph of a large hot air balloon centered in the frame with silhouetted figures and a vehicle standing beneath it on a flat landscape, casting long shadows toward the viewer. — 14Gravity and Light

Black and white photograph of a person holding the lines of a large inflated paragliding canopy in an open desert landscape, with a large tent and several distant figures visible in the background. — 15Ground Control

Two people standing on the rocky outcrop of a desert cliff, viewed against a vast expanse of mountains and clear sky. — 16Edge of the Horizon

A paraglider with a large red, pink, and yellow curved canopy stands in a vast desert landscape with distant rocky mountains under a pale sky. — 17Arc of the Desert Sky

Street People Camels Desert RUM, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras — 18Street People Camels Desert RUM

Street People Camels Desert RUM, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras — 19Street People Camels Desert RUM

Street People Camels Desert RUM, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras — 20Street People Camels Desert RUM

A multi-colored hot air balloon with vertical stripes of yellow, green, red, and blue floats in a clear blue sky above a rocky mountain range. — 21Drifting Above the Crags

Wide shot of several large hot air balloons in various vibrant patterns lined up on the desert floor beneath a range of rugged sandstone mountains. — 22Morning Ascents

Wide-angle shot of multiple hot air balloons lined up on a flat sandy desert floor, with dramatic reddish mountain ranges rising in the background under an overcast sky. — 23Giants of the Valley

A high-contrast black and white photograph showing wind-swept sand ripples, a clear shoe tread indentation in the foreground, and a small dark angular object resting on a dune crest. — 24Traces in Sand

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