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Falcons in the United Arab Emirates (World 2021, by Didier Ruef) - Swiss Press Award

Ayesha Matar Al Mansoori and her daughter Osha hold both a falcon at the training place of Abu Dhabi Falconers Club. 2020 Didier Ruef
Didier Ruef
Ayesha Matar Al Mansoori and her daughter Osha hold both a falcon at the training place of Abu Dhabi Falconers Club. 2020 Didier Ruef
Photo / World
2021

Falcons in the United Arab Emirates

Didier Ruef

A trip between Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to discover the art of falconry and the role played by the majestic bird in the Emirati culture. Falconry has been practised in the UAE for centuries and continues to play an integral part in Arab desert life. Falcons are birds of prey in the genus Falco, which includes about 40 species.

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Falcons in the United Arab Emirates

NZZ am Sonntag Magazin

Photo / World
2021

Didier Ruef

A trip between Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to discover the art of falconry and the role played by the majestic bird in the Emirati culture. Falconry has been practised in the UAE for centuries and continues to play an integral part in Arab desert life. Falcons are birds of prey in the genus Falco, which includes about 40 species.

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Didier Ruef / Swiss Press Award

Didier Ruef

Photographe, Chambésy, 1961

Didier Ruef est né en 1961 à Genève, Suisse. Ses photos et ses reportages ont été publiés dans de nombreux journaux et magazines suisses et étrangers tels que Time, The Independent Magazine, The Observer Magazine, Le Monde, Libération, El Pais Semanal, Geo, Rhythms Monthly (Taiwan), Marie Claire, Ogonyok, Der Spiegel, National Geographic, ... Didier Ruef a publié les livres : en 1998 Paysans de nos montagnes, aux éditions Monographic (Sierre) et sa traduction allemande Bauern am Berg (Offizin Zürich Verlag) et italienne Vita di montagna (Edizioni Casagrande, Bellinzona) ; en 2005, Afrique Noire chez Infolio Editions (Gollion) ; en 2011 Recycle chez Labor et Fides (Genève) en langues françaises et anglaises, et chez Edizioni Casagrande (Bellinzona) en langues italiennes et allemandes ; en 2012 Bestiarium chez QTI (Stabio) en langue italienne ; en 2018 Homo Helveticus chez Till Schaap Edition en langues françaises, allemandes et anglaises

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