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The first glow: Dubai has amazing sunrises during the winter time just like this one.
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The Arrival: Sunrise casting a magical colour on Dubai Marina during a heavy fog engulfing it making it look like a cotton candy.
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What a beautiful day!: Dubai Marina with the sunset in the background and Ferris wheel (Ain Dubai). This photo brings a lot of memories as I've been living here for eight years and having seen all the impressive developments of this area and the city.
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Dubai's Burj Khalifa is the tallest of them all.
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Burj Al Arab in a beautiful weather.
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Marina Fog: Another one of my favourites, a magical scenery of Dubai Marina engulfed in fog with the sun rising and casting warm light on the buildings.
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UAE National Day: This photo goes back to several years ago way before the construction of Ain Dubai started, it was taken from the rooftop of a building in Marina featuring beautiful fireworks on Jumeirah Beach Residences in celebration of the UAE National Day.
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Ashes in the Now: A long exposure picture I created from the north side of Palm Jumeirah after a lightning storm hit Dubai.
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Thunderstorm: A powerful lightning bold striking the sea on the shores of Palm Jumeirah during a thunderstorm.
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Rise: A worker climbing up all the way to the crane control room with Burj Khalifa engulfed in fog in the background.
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The Guardian: The sun rising above the clouds casting a magical light on the dense fog engulfing Dubai.
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Embrace: Adorable camel enjoys a hug.
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The eye of the desert: This road is the cycling track in Al Qudra desert, and it looks like an eye with eyebrows from above.
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The way home: A picture of an unknown and endless road in the middle of the desert. This picture is one of my absolute favourites. I love the desert, it's vastness and it always reminds me of the long road trips I took in it.
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Mohamad Bin Rashid Solar Park: Aerial picture at the sunrise shows the scale of this solar plan in Al Qudra Desert, this plant is supposed to deliver 5GW of renewable energy by 2025.
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Mohamad Bin Rashid Solar Park: Another aerial picture at the sunrise of the solar park when it was only in its phase 2. Now the park has reached 5 phases with more than 2.5GW capacity.
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Mars: Dubai desert from above looks like a scenery from Mars with the soft light of the sunset casting on the sand.
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Moment of reverie: A photo from the abandoned village in Sharjah, one of my favourite places in UAE, an absolutely and eerily beautiful place, that has a soul of the people who used to live in it decades ago. It has become very popular now with the government developing easy access to it.
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Abandoned Village: Aerial photo of the abandoned village in Sharjah during a cloudy weather.
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Moment of Reverie: Another photo from the abandoned village in Sharjah.
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Fossil Rock: A wonderful hiking experience at the Fossil Rock in Sharjah.
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Wathba Moon: Full super moon rising behind the moon-like and delicate rock in Al Wathba desert in Abu Dhabi.
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Love Lake: Sun warms two hearts in Dubai's desert.
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Al Qudra Magical Sunrise: This is one of my favourite sunrises I have ever witnessed in Al Qudra lakes. It was very intensely vivid and magical.
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Al Qudra Oasis: Aerial picture of Al Qudra lakes stretch. The lakes are home to desert wildlife, and upwards of 100 different species of birds.
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The Soul: This picture is one of my favourites and I call it the soul because it represents my soul, the sun shining through the tree in all its glory.
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Whispering Celeste: You wouldn’t believe this is a full moon picture brightening up the entire desert, but that what it is.
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Tree Sunset: Another magical sunset and a beautiful tree in Dubai desert.
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Desert miss the sun: This is one of my favourite spots in Dubai to watch the sunset in the desert located in Ghadeer Al Barashi desert.
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