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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

Period2023–2024

Frames50

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Interior view of ancient stacked stone walls and an arched entryway illuminated by golden sunset light casting strong shadows.

A colorful striped hot air balloon floats in a vast blue sky over a rocky desert outcrop and rolling sand dunes below.

A black-and-white photograph looking down a dusty corridor formed by rugged, stacked stone walls, featuring a prominent arched doorway leading to a bright opening in the background.

A person standing in a desert landscape holds the suspension lines of a large red and white paraglider canopy, with a large tent and several figures gathered in the background under a blue sky.

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.

Monochrome wide shot of a large hot air balloon on the ground with silhouetted figures and a vehicle standing beneath it under a bright, hazy sky.

Monochrome interior view of ancient stone ruins featuring a curved stone archway on the left and a large, textured masonry wall on the right illuminated by strong, low-angle 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.

Frontal view in monochrome of a low, wide stone fortress with rounded bastions at each corner and a central arched doorway, set against a bare ground and plain sky.

Wide-angle outdoor shot of several people standing near a large desert tent and an inflated red and yellow paragliding wing on sandy ground, with distant arid mountains under a clear sky.

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

A paraglider holding a large red and yellow wing, standing on a flat desert floor with rocky mountains in the background under an open sky.

Three people stand outdoors on flat desert ground in low-angle sunlight. On the left, a person holds a piece of gear near a large tent-like structure. In the center and right, two people stand near a bundled red, white, and green paraglider. Rugged mountains are visible in the background.

Two people standing on a high red rock plateau, silhouetted against a bright sky, with large rugged mountain slopes in the background.

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.

A paraglider in dark gear stands holding the lines of a red, white, and yellow paraglider wing that is inflated overhead in a vast desert landscape next to a large tent with several people standing nearby.

Monochrome photograph of multiple off-road vehicles driving in a procession across a dusty desert terrain toward distant rocky hills.

Wide shot of several adults and children gathered around a large red and green paraglider wing resting on sandy ground next to a large tent, with arid mountains in the background under clear daylight.

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

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

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

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

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

Several people stand around a large red, white, and yellow paraglider wing on a dry desert plain beside a large green tent, with rugged mountains under a clear sky in the background.

A large multi-colored hot air balloon hovers in a clear blue sky just above a jagged, sunlit rocky mountain range.

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

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

A black-and-white photograph showing a striped hot air balloon appearing just behind a massive, textured sandstone cliff face under a pale sky.

Selected contact sheet

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 image of a person standing on top of a rocky cliff looking at three airplanes flying in formation with vapor trails on the right. — 02Guardians of the Passage

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. — 03Scale of Silence

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. — 04Desert Ascent

A colorful striped hot air balloon floats in a vast blue sky over a rocky desert outcrop and rolling sand dunes below. — 05Drifting Above the Dunes

A person standing in a desert landscape holds the suspension lines of a large red and white paraglider canopy, with a large tent and several figures gathered in the background under a blue sky. — 06Waiting for the Wind

Monochrome wide shot of a large hot air balloon on the ground with silhouetted figures and a vehicle standing beneath it under a bright, hazy sky. — 07Vessel of the Horizon

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. — 08Ground Control

Wide-angle outdoor shot of several people standing near a large desert tent and an inflated red and yellow paragliding wing on sandy ground, with distant arid mountains under a clear sky. — 09Ground Control

A paraglider holding a large red and yellow wing, standing on a flat desert floor with rocky mountains in the background under an open sky. — 10Wing Against the Range

Two people standing on a high red rock plateau, silhouetted against a bright sky, with large rugged mountain slopes in the background. — 11Edge of the Horizon

A paraglider in dark gear stands holding the lines of a red, white, and yellow paraglider wing that is inflated overhead in a vast desert landscape next to a large tent with several people standing nearby. — 12Launching the Wing

Street People Camels Desert RUM, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras — 13Street People Camels Desert RUM

Street People Camels Desert RUM, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras — 14Street People Camels Desert RUM

Street People Camels Desert RUM, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras — 15Street People Camels Desert RUM

A large multi-colored hot air balloon hovers in a clear blue sky just above a jagged, sunlit rocky mountain range. — 16Ascent Above the Range

Street People Camels Desert RUM, a fine-art photograph by Ali Abu Ras — 17Street People Camels Desert RUM

A multi-colored striped hot air balloon floats in the upper left of the frame over a low rocky mountain range and flat desert sand under a blue sky. — 18Ascent Above the Range

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. — 19Drifting Above the Crags

A vibrant multi-colored hot air balloon floats in a pale sky above rugged rock formations and a desert landscape under soft daylight. — 20Flight Above the Stone

Wide shot of multiple hot air balloons in various colors and unusual shapes standing or partially inflated on a vast desert floor against a backdrop of rocky mountains under a clear sky. — 21Morning Giants

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. — 22Giants of the Valley

Low-angle shot of a massive, multi-colored striped hot air balloon filling the upper half of the frame above people standing near pickup trucks on a flat, arid landscape. — 23Scale of the Sky

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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