The UAE: Visions of Change

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Noor Ali Rashid’s unique collection of photographs spans half a century and earned him the title of ‘Royal Photographer’. Since pre-Federation days, Noor Ali Rashid was the official photographer to the rulers of the Trucial States, which later merged to form the United Arab Emirates. He was often called upon to take pictures of state ceremonies as well as formal and informal portraits of the rulers and their families, and has also taken historic images during official visits of foreign dignitaries to the UAE and during rulers’ visits overseas.