Face half covered in a berqaa, or traditional mask, Fatima Salm Al Monsouri reaches out to her grandson. Al Monsouri and her 73-year-old husband, Obaid Humaid Abid Muhairi, grew up as Bedouin in the desert and spent their childhoods in tents. The couple still own a camel farm in the desert, but now they live in a city home in the expensive Jumeirah neighborhood near the beach, and their grandchildren are growing up in air-conditioned houses. One of the couple's sons says his parents' values endure. "The grandchildren might not have as harsh an upbringing," says Humaid Obaid, "but they are brought up with the old Bedouin traditions."
Camera: Leica R6 or R7 Film Type: Fujichrome Provia 100 Lens: Leica 28mm f/2.8 Speed and F-Stop: 1/60 @ f/8
Weather Conditions: Indoors Time of Day: 6 p.m. Lighting Techniques: One strobe head with umbrella
