In the most obvious terms, this is a picture of a man looking at a tree. However, the more you look at this image by staff photographer Antonie Robertson, the more you become immersed in the oasis, aware of the solitude of the man, the coolness of the water, the heat of the sun pressing in from the sky. Then, after a few minutes of studying this image, you’re standing in the water, in Al Ain, with this man.
* Brian Kerrigan, photo editor
