View of the old part of Sana'a as seen from the rooftop of my hotel
Islam is all-pervasive in Yemen
Sanaa's anonymous women
Only eyes and fingers are exposed
All Yemeni men carry a jambiyya (dagger) on their waist
Morning fruit seller
Friendly chat at Bab al-Yemen, the gate through the old city walls
Little girl guiding her blind grandfather
Yemeni women are a mystery
This camel works in the old part of Sanaa, walking circles to power a mill
View of Sanaa's tower houses at dusk from my hotel
Cistern in front of the stone tower houses of Hababah
Friendly local girls
Village of Thilla with a fortress atop the cliffs
High above Thilla after a steep climb
Landscape around Thilla
Wedding party
Pre-wedding dance, waving jambiyyas
A couple of boys who requested their photo taken
Another pre-wedding celebration, in the cold night air of Kawkaban (9000')
Groom holding his father's hand
Blowing incense
Mr. Yahia, hotel proprietor in Kawkaban, the nicest Yemeni man I met
Sunrise in Kawkaban
Friday market in Shibam
Friendly chat
Palace at Wadi Dharh
Self-portrait
Al-Hajjarah in the Haraz Mountains
Lakamat al-Gadi, one of many spectacularly located stone villages in the Haraz Mountains
Colorful lizard during a 6-hour hike in the Haraz Mountains
The village of Khael
A hard-working life for the women of Yemen
Village school, mostly attended by boys, but a few fully covered girls sit in the back
One of countless kids who ran after me begging for a photo, with nothing expected in return