Camel Market, Cairo, Egypt, 1990

"Land rovers of the Middle Ages, camels carried [travelers] across the Sahara and beyond. In Cairo, where [pilgrims, traders, and travelers lingered,] camels at Imbaba market are hobbled to prevent straying."

Text from "Ibn Battuta: Prince of Travelers," December 1991, National Geographic magazine

Photographed on assignment for, but not published in, "Ibn Battuta: Prince of Travelers," December 1991, National Geographic magazine

骆驼市场，开罗，埃及，1990

骆驼被誉为中世纪的陆地漫游者，它运载着旅客穿越撒哈拉沙漠或是到更远的地方。在朝圣者，商人和旅行者逗留的开罗，印巴巴市场上的骆驼的腿都被束缚起来，以防止它们走失。