Yemen

I had always dreamed without ever believing that in my lifetime I would explore the lands of Yemen. This country had always seemed like an unreachable, inaccessible dream.

The reality surpassed everything I had ever imagined: there are few places like Yemen that can take us so far beyond the time and space we know.

A young boy smiling while being carried through a crowded street in Shibam.

Shibam, Yemen – 2026

Two women wearing traditional tall straw hats sitting in a green field in Yemen.

Hadhramaut, Yemen – 2026

A young girl in a patterned dress standing with a goat in Socotra.

Socotra island, Yemen – 2026

A young person standing with a bicycle in front of an intricate metal door.

Seiyun, Yemen – 2026

A person riding a motorcycle down a paved road through a rugged desert canyon.

Hadhramaut, Yemen – 2026

Panoramic view of the turquoise waters and white sand dunes of Detwah Lagoon.

Detwah lagoon, Socotra island, Yemen – 2026

A young boy smiling while holding up a large squid on Delisha Beach.

Delisha beach, Socotra island, Yemen – 2026

A man sitting in a fish market in Mukallah, Yemen, surrounded by local goods.

Mukalla, Yemen – 2026

Several iconic Dragon Blood trees with their unique umbrella-shaped canopies against a blue sky.

Firmihin forest , Socotra island, Yemen – 2026

A cluster of small buildings in a vast, arid valley between Kelisan and Homhil.

Socotra island, Yemen – 2026

A man in traditional dress stands before a towering mud-brick building in Shibam.

Shibam, Yemen – 2026

A woman in a traditional black niqab and tall straw hat in Hadhramaut.

Hadhramaut, Yemen – 2026

A group of men sitting together outdoors playing a traditional board game in Shibam.

Shibam, Yemen – 2026

A vendor working at a colorful vegetable market stall in Seiyun, Yemen.

Seiyun, Yemen – 2026

Close-up of ornate wooden windows with kids inside on a traditional mud-brick building in Shibam.

Shibam, Yemen – 2026

A young girl in a blue dress smiling in the village of Al Ribat.

Al Ribat, Yemen – 2026

A narrow, sunlit street between the historic high-rise mud buildings of Shibam, Yemen.

Shibam, Yemen – 2026

A lone Dragon Blood tree overlooking a deep, rocky canyon in Firmihin Forest.

Firmihin forest , Socotra island, Yemen – 2026

Two young boys playing in the sand next to fishing boats in Qalansiya.

Qalansiya, Socotra island, Yemen – 2026

Soldiers standing on the stone ramparts of a historic fort in Aden, Yemen.

Aden, Yemen – 2026

A vendor smiling while sitting in the back of a truck selling goods in Budah.

Budah, Yemen – 2026

A group of cheerful, smiling children posing together outdoors on Socotra Island.

Socotra island, Yemen – 2026

Two women in black niqabs walking through a palm grove in Budah, Yemen.

Budah, Yemen – 2026

Three people riding a motorcycle through the Hadhramaut region of Yemen.

Hadhramaut, Yemen – 2026

Panoramic view of an ancient mud-brick village nestled against a rocky desert cliffside

Hadhramaut, Yemen – 2026

Women in traditional black dress and tall straw hats walking through a rural village.

Hadhramaut, Yemen – 2026

Men sitting on parked motorcycles in a street in Mukallah, Yemen.

Mukalla, Yemen – 2026

A wide desert landscape in Hadhramaut featuring palm trees, a woman and ancient cliffside buildings.

Hadhramaut, Yemen – 2026

A man standing with two goats in the village of Budah, Yemen.

Budah, Yemen – 2026

A rugged, orange-hued desert landscape with desert rose tree under a clear sky in Socotra.

Socotra island, Yemen – 2026

A person walking through a rocky, mountainous canyon in the Homhil region.

Homhil, Socotra island, Yemen – 2026

A piece of driftwood on the white sands of Arher Beach, Socotra Island.

Arher beach, Socotra island, Yemen – 2026

A man sitting on a white sand beach interacting with a goat by the sea.

Shouab beach, Socotra island, Yemen – 2026

A young boy holding yellow balloons and smiling in a street in Aden.

Aden, Yemen – 2026

A camel harnessed to a traditional mill under a thatched roof on the road to Mukallah.

Yemen – 2026