Christine Osborne Biography

Born Sydney. Biology teacher 1958. Graduate nurse RNSH 1963. Hostess Club Mediterranee Sicily and Tahiti 1966-67. Writer & photographer specialising in travel and lifestyles in eastern countries. Member British Guild of Travel Writers since 1975. French speaking.

1965-71 Travel writing Australian media. PATA Awards 1970-71 articles on Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, Bali & Grand Award Burma
1972-74 Freelance London, photography – The Times M.East Supplements
1975-81 Freelance writing and photography Middle East/Arab Gulf States
Member UK press corps, Royal Visit to the Arabian peninsula
1980 Editor, writer and photographer – Sudan Airways magazine
1982-89 Writing and photography, S.E.Asia, Sub-Continent, Middle East
1990-2005 Writing and photography, Africa and Arab States of the Gulf
Founded stock image library Middle East Pictures
Founded World Religions Photo Library www.worldreligionsphotolibrary.com
Founded COPIX travel & lifestyle photo library www.alamy.com/portfolio/copix

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Books

The Gulf States and Oman (Croom Helm), 1978
An Insight and Guide to Jordan (Longman), 1980
An Insight and Guide to Pakistan (Longman), 1981
Cooking the Middle Eastern Way (Prion ) 1984-99
People at Work in the Middle East (Batsford) 1984
South East Asian Food & Drink (Wayland), 1988
Middle Eastern Food & Drink (Wayland), 1988
Australian and New Zealand Food & Drink (Wayland), 1989
The Netherlands (Wayland), 1989
Essential Thailand (AA) & Essential Bali (AA) 1990
Essential Seychelles (AA) & Essential Malaysia (AA) 1992
Independent Travellers Guide to Morocco (Collins) 1990
Morocco publisher Moorland, 1994
Cairo/Luxor City Guide (Photography) Collins, 1991
Photography Chronicle of Progress UAE 25 years (Trident Press), 1996
Contributing writer & photographer GCC Year-Book (ISC), 1997/2005
Visitors Guide Arab States of the Gulf States (JPM/Switzerland), 1998
Co-author & photographer, Insight Guide UAE & Oman (APA) 1998-2002
Photography Microsoft Encarta 1997-2010
Travels with My Hat: A lifetime on the road (Christine Osborne Pictures) 2013
Travels with My Hat: A lifetime on the road – ebook (A Sense of Place Publishing) 2014
Among Believers: A pictorial journey, 365 photos (World Religions Photo Library) 2016
The Gulf States And Oman, Routledge Library Editions
History of the Middle East Vol. 6 (Routledge London & New York) 2017
Old Gulf Coast Days: Qatar 2018
Old Gulf Coast Days. United Arab Emirates 2018
Old Gulf Coast Days: Sultanate of Oman 2018
Wajid & the Perfect Pearl: Tales from Old Araby 2023

Articles

More than 500 illustrated articles published in 30 countries

Bags of trochus shells, Suakin Island, Sudan
Bags of trochus shells, Suakin Island, Sudan

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