Gallery

The work, in frames.

Stand-in imagery — the Ajyal fleet & operations shoot is commissioned. These frames show the calibre the site is built for.

01 — Fleet & Cranes

The iron that does the lifting.

FIG. 01–05

All-terrain mobile crane parked in a yard at golden hour — FIG. 01 — All-terrain mobile crane, boom stowed at golden hour

Liebherr all-terrain telescopic crane seen from above, seven axle lines visible — FIG. 02 — All-terrain telescopic crane from above — seven axles on the tarmac

Tadano truck-mounted telescopic crane parked under a grey sky — FIG. 03 — Truck-mounted telescopic crane of the Tadano class

Crawler crane from ground level, treads and lattice boom rising overhead — FIG. 04 — Crawler crane from ground level — treads and lattice boom

Doosan wheel loader working a golden sand stockpile — FIG. 05 — Doosan wheel loader working the sand

02 — Heavy Haulage

The loads that need convoys.

FIG. 06–10

Prime mover hauling an oversize mining truck on a multi-axle lowbed float — FIG. 06 — Oversize haul: a mining truck riding a multi-axle float

Multi-axle gooseneck lowbed trailer standing in a yard — FIG. 07 — Multi-axle gooseneck lowbed — the 120-tonne class

Grader chained down on a three-axle low loader on a dusty dirt road — FIG. 08 — Grader on a three-axle low loader, golden-hour dust

Loaded flatbed truck travelling a desert highway in Saudi Arabia — FIG. 09 — Loaded flatbed on an Eastern Province highway

Prime mover parked at a Saudi highway stop with a palm tree beyond — FIG. 10 — Prime mover at a stop on the Kingdom’s highways

03 — Rig Operations

Where the fleet earns its keep.

FIG. 11–14

Land drilling rig standing among barren desert rock formations — FIG. 11 — Land rig standing in desert canyon country

Mast and lifting works seen from below against the sky — FIG. 12 — Mast and lifting works, seen from the pad

Aerial view of a refinery complex at sunset — FIG. 13 — Refinery from the air at sunset — plant-logistics territory

Stacked coated pipe sections with yellow end caps in hard light — FIG. 14 — Coated pipe sections stacked in the yard

04 — Crew & Sites

The people and the pads.

FIG. 15–18

Rig site at dusk with a wheel loader and crew members between lifts — FIG. 15 — Rig site at dusk — loader and crew between lifts

Engineer in a hard hat inspecting machinery in golden-hour light — FIG. 16 — The walk-round at golden hour

Crew member signalling thumbs-up at dusk on an industrial site — FIG. 17 — All-clear signalled at dusk

Site portacabin on a dusty Saudi yard in warm light — FIG. 18 — Site cabin on a Saudi yard — the camp-move story

The Real Thing

Your move could be the next plate.

When the commissioned shoot lands, these frames are replaced plate-for-plate with Ajyal’s own iron on Ajyal’s own pads. Until then — the desk is open.

Plan a move Licensed stand-in photography — Pexels & Unsplash