Abu Jack

Mark Lowey, known by his Saudi friends as Abu Jack, offers rare images of Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province during the 1970s

A US oil engineer’s treasured photographs reveal a love affair with the Kingdom stretching back four decades
After working for two years in Saudi Arabia, Lowey took 12 months off to travel, including a trek in Nepal and India, and visits to Australia and New Zealand, before returning to California in 1981

By Dhai Al-Mutairi · 23 September 2019