Today is the last day of Ramadan, the yearly month of fasting observed by Muslims all over the world and of which the yearly participation is observed as one of the 5 pillars of Islam. After Ramadan, the first day of the next lunar month starts of with festivities...
When I arrived in Dubai 15 years ago, work at Dubai Marina was just about to start with the digging of the 3.5 km long U-shaped Marina. Today it houses over 100.000 people in more than 100 high-rise buildings of which some are over 400m (1300ft) tall. The aerial image below,...
The aerial image below shows the Northern part of the UAE bordering Oman, on a peaceful early morning some time ago. Image details:Fujifilm X-T20 with XF 18-135mmISO 200, 1/1700s, f8.0, 56mm (84mm full frame equivalent)RAW development in Lightroom CCNik ColorEfex Pro4 for optimal contrastMore of my aerial...
The Business Bay bridge is the most recent bridge over the Dubai Creek. The 13 lanes Business Bay crossing opened 10 years ago...
Last week I finally got my hands on Fujifilm latest camera; the GFX 50S, a +50Mpx Medium Format camera, which got a lot of attention when it was announced at Photokina 2016! Although the camera is much larger (and a bit heavier) than my X-T2, it remains "portable"...
For me and for a lot of other fellow Street Photographers, April 1st was a day to remember. It was this time of the year when close to 4000 photographers documented Human life in more than 800 cities around the globe, all for a good cause; creating awareness...
The last few days have been a bit hectic as we are finalizing the 24 HOUR PROJECT in DUBAI. In case you missed the announcement of the largest Street/Documentary photography project and want to participate, it is still not too late! It is happening worldwide...
We're now less than 2 weeks away from the worldwide 24 HOUR PROJECT on April 1st! It is still not too late to accept the challenge and register for this FREE event...
We finally got to see some clouds and even got a few drops of rain in Dubai, this week! Coming from Central Europe, it is hard to believe one can be excited about this!The image below was shot from the passenger cabin near the island of Bahrain. With...
READY FOR A PHOTOGRAPHY CHALLENGE? Today I'm introducing the 24 Hour Project; a yearly photography project which gathers Street and Documentary photographers from around the globe who share in real time images documenting the "Human condition of their city"/. Photographers share one photo per hour on social media during...
