Photos of Teen Quad Bikers Tearing Up the Streets of Muscat

Named after the sand dunes that fringe the Bawshar Neighbourhood of Muscat City, Oman, the Bousher Bike Life Crew were formed in 2010. The crew of about 30 is an ever-revolving door of teenagers aged between 14 and 17, all of whom have grown up on the edges of the desert with a love of quad biking. But as Muscat’s limmits protrude further into the dunes, the crew have taken to riding their four wheelers in the streets.

Amsterdam-based photographer Bas van Est met the crew during a trip to Oman in 2018. Bas was shooting B-roll footage for a separate project when he saw a group of kids gunning their bikes around the dunes, and he started snapping shots. Intrigued and impressed by their skills, van Est later returned to Oman to explore…