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Over the past couple of years I have lost my photography mojo through a mixture of being omni-busy and having a young family to entertain. I made a resolution that 2020 will be different, and then that little world event occurred that put the UAE into a near total lockdown in March where movement was only allowed through permits - when movement restrictions were relaxed it was a 50C summer which isn't fun to take photographs in to say the least and I found myself restless.
Inspired by @justpix forum documentary series on meanderings through Manchester I decided to go through some of my old photos and make plans on getting out with my camera in hand when the weather doesn't make you melt as soon as you leave air conditioning. As a security measure to ensure that I would actually get out and have some fun I thought I would post a few of my old photos of Abu Dhabi and Dubai up here to start with, and upon my aimless walks I will sporadically post some more of the old and new.
One from the present - Karama barber shop, Dubai 2020. So many small business that lead a hand to mouth existence have closed throughout Dubai in the wake of the pandemic, however haircuts and shaves for AED 12 (£2.50) still proved popular here.
Roof of the Louvre Museum 2018 - purposely out of focus as I was trying to be artistic and hide all the MEP services. I'll post one with the roof in focus at some point.
Abu Dhabi corniche just as a shamal (sandstorm) was nearing during sunrise, 2013. That morning the sky rapidly went from a musty smudge to an orange hue, and 5 minutes after I took this I was sheltering in my car as the dust and sand enveloped the city for half an hour. When I first arrived in the Gulf in 2005 shamals seemed a more common occurrence, but with the huge amount of development and the growing expanse of Abu Dhabi and Dubai they seem to be more infrequent.
Dubai dhow wharfage 2010. You used to be able to walk amongst the dhows laden with cargo which would typically be on its way to Iran, Pakistan or the west coast of India on the timber vessels that used the inshore creek port. I drove past it the other day and it was quiet, the boats laid up and devoid of the hustle and bustle that it was renowned for. As soon as it comes back to life I shall go back for the first time in a decade to see how it has changed.
Thanks for looking.
Inspired by @justpix forum documentary series on meanderings through Manchester I decided to go through some of my old photos and make plans on getting out with my camera in hand when the weather doesn't make you melt as soon as you leave air conditioning. As a security measure to ensure that I would actually get out and have some fun I thought I would post a few of my old photos of Abu Dhabi and Dubai up here to start with, and upon my aimless walks I will sporadically post some more of the old and new.
One from the present - Karama barber shop, Dubai 2020. So many small business that lead a hand to mouth existence have closed throughout Dubai in the wake of the pandemic, however haircuts and shaves for AED 12 (£2.50) still proved popular here.
Roof of the Louvre Museum 2018 - purposely out of focus as I was trying to be artistic and hide all the MEP services. I'll post one with the roof in focus at some point.
Abu Dhabi corniche just as a shamal (sandstorm) was nearing during sunrise, 2013. That morning the sky rapidly went from a musty smudge to an orange hue, and 5 minutes after I took this I was sheltering in my car as the dust and sand enveloped the city for half an hour. When I first arrived in the Gulf in 2005 shamals seemed a more common occurrence, but with the huge amount of development and the growing expanse of Abu Dhabi and Dubai they seem to be more infrequent.
Dubai dhow wharfage 2010. You used to be able to walk amongst the dhows laden with cargo which would typically be on its way to Iran, Pakistan or the west coast of India on the timber vessels that used the inshore creek port. I drove past it the other day and it was quiet, the boats laid up and devoid of the hustle and bustle that it was renowned for. As soon as it comes back to life I shall go back for the first time in a decade to see how it has changed.
Thanks for looking.