Dubai

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Desert landscape with reddish sand dunes and rocky formations under a clear blue sky.

Instead of being drawn to the modern skyline or overwhelmed by the speed of the city’s growth, I found myself fascinated by the vast immensity of the desert. It felt enormous, endless, filled with sand yet carrying a strange sense of emptiness.

What was once alive, a place once lived in, was now surrendered to the desert, slowly being swallowed back into the landscape. This is a quiet reminder of what remains when human ambition pauses: the endurance of the desert and the fragile traces of life left behind.

February 2024

A building with white and brown walls partially buried in sandy desert dunes with sparse grass, under a partly cloudy sky. Al Madam Ghost Town in Dubai
Close-up of a sand-colored building with a small rectangular opening near the corner, buried in sand and small debris in front and a cloudy sky above. Al Madam Ghost Town in Dubai
View of a unfinished window, showing drywall and exposed and buried in sand underneath. Al Madam Ghost Town in Dubai
Close-up of a small rectangular door opening in a tan-colored wall, with sandy terrain underneath. Al Madam Ghost Town in Dubai
A building with two windows and a door, all without glass, against a clear sky and half buried in sand. Al Madam Ghost Town in Dubai
Sand dunes with footprints and a piece of driftwood, near a tiled step. Stair case half buried in sand. Al Madam Ghost Town in Dubai
A partially ruined concrete wall with a hole, set against a desert landscape with sand dunes and sparse vegetation, and a tree casting shadows. Al Madam Ghost Town in Dubai
A wall with peeling plaster, a square opening, and sand dunes outside. Visible inside are blue and white patterned tiles. Al Madam Ghost Town in Dubai
A vast desert landscape with rolling sand dunes, some sparse desert plants, and a clear sky. Dubai desert
A barren tree in a desert with rippled sand dunes and a clear sky in the background. Dubai desert
A desert landscape with rippled orange sand dunes and a small, green, leafy plant with tiny white flowers growing in the foreground, under a light blue sky. Dubai desert
Close-up of a desert plant with green leaves and small white flowers in front of sand dunes and a blue sky. Dubai desert
A desert landscape with rippled sand dunes and a single plant with grayish leaves and small white flowers in the foreground against a clear blue sky. Dubai desert
Sand dunes with sparse green desert plants under a clear sky. Dubai desert
Close-up of dunes, textured sandy surface with ripples and small cracks. Dubai desert
Desert landscape with sand dunes and sparse desert vegetation under a clear sky. Dubai desert
Close-up of sand dunes with rippled surface and sharp ridges. Dubai desert
Close-up photograph of sand dunes with wind-shaped patterns and soft shadows. Dubai desert
Ancient stone fortress with a round tower, arched doorways, and small windows against a cloudy sky. Fujairah fortress
Close-up of an adobe wall with textured stones and a small set of stairs. Fujairah fortress
View through a stone and adobe wall opening revealing a small window with bars inside a rustic, historic building. Fujairah fortress
Interior scene showing a stone wall, a small window, a wooden door, and a stepped stone floor with an overhead wooden beam ceiling. Fujairah fortress
Backlighting view through a dark stone window showing a beige fortress wall with small arched openings. Fujairah fortress
Silhouette of a person standing in front of water falling from above, creating a curtain of water. Dubai
Exterior view of a modern building with a large, overhanging roof, glass windows, and a decorative wooden facade. There are landscaped plants and concrete benches outside. House of Wisdom Library in Sharjah, EAU
A white exterior wall with six vintage outdoor lanterns mounted on it, casting shadows on the wall. Sharjah art foundation
Silhouette of a person standing inside a building, looking out through large glass windows at a desert landscape with beige rock formations. Buhais geology park
A cylindrical, metallic structure on a rocky, desert landscape with hills in the background and a clear blue sky. Buhais geology park
Desert landscape with two tall electrical transmission towers and distant mountains under a clear sky. Buhais geology park
A modern, black, rounded building with a small deck and mesh railings is situated in a desert landscape with rocky terrain. A large rock formation rises in the background under a clear sky. Buhais geology park
View of a desert landscape with rocky formations seen through a large window in a dark room. Buhais geology park
A desert landscape featuring reddish sand dunes in the foreground, rocky formations in the middle ground, and a clear blue sky in the background. Dubai desert