Khasab, on the Musandam peninsula, Oman, is on the Oman side of the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important waterways as a huge percentage of the world’s oil passes through it. On the other side of the strait is Iran. In the evenings, just as the sun is setting, speedboats filled with cigarettes and other clandestine goods are smuggled over the strait to Iran in what must be a grueling one-night round trip. In the mornings they come back, empty and with the drivers looking exhausted. This picture is a detail of a boat from another age: beautiful teak carved into a graceful traditional Persian Gulf craft.