Two men in conversation, surrounded by trinkets of silver and gold.

Photography

Sand Dunes and Souks in Oman

I stop and sip at my karak tea, thick with cardamom, and look out through the foliage of houses; tall and short, instances of rubble, creamy white stone impregnated with the smell of frankincense that whispers in the air from the night before.

Oman — 6 December 2025