Arab children tend to be shy when a photographer approaches just like most children world wide. Getting them to smile is easy. Their dress is the standard thobe that nearly everyone wears to play and work. Sometimes in the home in young families you will see pants and shirt but never in public except for select business men who may travel internationally.

Asir Province, Saudi Arabia. During past centuries some inhabitants of this area built their home into the side of the escarpment making it difficult for aggressors to attack them. These houses needed to be supplied with necessities which were lowered by pulley from above by friends and neighbors.

Children playing near their home with sheep nearby. Area is very arid with trees and vegetation adapted to these extreme conditions. Boy is riding a donkey. Children are tending sheep nearby.