Some photos are captured in black in white while others are in colour.
An image of the Unesco Heritage site Hegra at night by Gilles Bensimon. The fashion photographer has captured AlUla in a new book titled 'A Dream of AlUla'. All photos: Gilles Bensimon
The 215-page book celebrates the history of AlUla.
Bensimon gives readers a glimpse into the little-known geological wonder through his photography.
Red sandstone natural formations and Jabal Alfil (Elephant Rock).
The book shows the magnificence of AlUla's landscape from lush green oasis, vast expanses and drifting sand to basalt uplands.
Bensimon is the former international creative director of Elle Magazine.
The photographer has worked with models and celebrities including Cindy Crawford, Christy Turlington, Madonna and Elle Macpherson.
Published by Rizzoli New York, the book features a foreword by French art historian Diana Picasso.
'A Dream of AlUla' is on sale now.
The people of AlUla also feature in the book.
AlUla is home to the Unesco world heritage site, Hegra, where exceptionally preserved tombs of the Nabataean age show elaborate facades cut out of sandstone outcrops.
Located on the ancient Incense Route, AlUla has been described as a living museum with a history that features Lihyanite, Dadanite, Nabataean, and Pre-Islamic times.
Millennia-old inscriptions at AlUla.
Some photos are captured in black in white while others are in colour.
An image of the Unesco Heritage site Hegra at night by Gilles Bensimon. The fashion photographer has captured AlUla in a new book titled 'A Dream of AlUla'. All photos: Gilles Bensimon
The 215-page book celebrates the history of AlUla.
Bensimon gives readers a glimpse into the little-known geological wonder through his photography.
Red sandstone natural formations and Jabal Alfil (Elephant Rock).
The book shows the magnificence of AlUla's landscape from lush green oasis, vast expanses and drifting sand to basalt uplands.
Bensimon is the former international creative director of Elle Magazine.
The photographer has worked with models and celebrities including Cindy Crawford, Christy Turlington, Madonna and Elle Macpherson.
Published by Rizzoli New York, the book features a foreword by French art historian Diana Picasso.
'A Dream of AlUla' is on sale now.
The people of AlUla also feature in the book.
AlUla is home to the Unesco world heritage site, Hegra, where exceptionally preserved tombs of the Nabataean age show elaborate facades cut out of sandstone outcrops.
Located on the ancient Incense Route, AlUla has been described as a living museum with a history that features Lihyanite, Dadanite, Nabataean, and Pre-Islamic times.
Millennia-old inscriptions at AlUla.
Some photos are captured in black in white while others are in colour.
