31/05/2026
Drove through desert roads for a location scout this morning. 14 pigeon towers sit in the middle of the desert, about 2 hours south of Riyadh. I arrived at 7 am, and the sun was already too harsh. I want to come back to shoot in softer light.
The conical towers, built about 100 years ago, were used to breed pigeons at scale. The towers produced fertilizer, eggs, pigeon meat and feathers. Abandoned today, they are one of the more obscure sights of Saudi’s deserts.