Here’s another one of the images from my 1000 Stories from 1000 Places NFT drop. It sold out in minutes, but they are now available to trade on OpenSea and X2Y2, etc so be sure to check them out.

This is the first city I visited in the UAE before going to Abu Dhabi. Both were great, but Dubai is better for city photography because it feels very sci-fi. I took this on the way to Italy for Carnivale.

Side note… I was almost arrested twice here. One time, it was quite late and my friend Rene and I got back to the hotel. A pretty girl came up and started talking to us because we had cameras. She was Iranian and very nice and fun, possibly because she was quite drunk. And, out of nowhere, private security pounced on us and whisked us away to a little interrogation, Turns out she was some Iranian princess or something and we had no idea.

The Edges Of Dubai

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• Date Taken2015-04-28 04:23:41
• CameraILCE-7R
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time2.5
• Aperture4.5
• ISO200
• Focal Length52.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
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This is one of the most impressive hotel entrances I saw in Dubai. In many ways, compared to some others there, it is a little understated but as you walk across it to the desk in the distance you really do appreciate just how mega it is.

Megalobby

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• Date Taken2015-03-20 06:20:51
• CameraILCE-7R
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/10
• Aperture7.1
• ISO1250
• Focal Length16.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
• Exposure Bias-0.3

If you make it to Dubai, try to see if you can stay up all night taking photos. It’s a good idea for three reasons. First, there is nobody around it get in the way of your shots. Second, the lights in the city are amazing at night and I think it looks even better than in the daytime. Third, and maybe most importantly, you will not be burned to a crisp in 120 heat!

Exploring Dubai at Night

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• Date Taken2015-04-29 04:53:22
• CameraILCE-7R
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time0.4
• Aperture6.3
• ISO200
• Focal Length17.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
• Exposure Bias-2

Here’s the view from my room of the cool gardens and pools there at the Four Seasons in Dubai. I think it looks kind of sexual in a way… don’t you? It reminds me of fallopian tubes… not that I spend a lot of time looking at fallopian tubes or anything…

The Gardens at the Four Seasons

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• Date Taken2020-07-08 14:04:13
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The beach is actually tolerable at night as opposed to the daytime. I tried to go on a jog here in the daytime and I made it about 10 minutes before I almost overheated with exhaustion. Some of the Muslim women are out on the beach in the daytime wearing a full black burka. I have no idea how they can stand it. Also, why would you even go to the beach if you had to wear a burka?

The Beach in Dubai at Dusk

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• Date Taken2020-07-08 14:05:36
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Before I started doing stuff exclusively with the Ritz-Carlton, I visited a few different Four Seasons around the world. Their one in Dubai had this really cool rooftop area where you can go relax at night. You don’t want to relax there in the daytime or else you’ll end up looking like a roasted pig.

Exploring the Four Seasons in Dubai

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• Date Taken2020-07-08 14:05:36
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I walked through some open gates and started exploring this area of Dubai. It turned out that I was not supposed to be there, and the security came to get me and call the police. It got really messy. You don’t want to be in prison in Dubai… Believe me. I tried to explain that I didn’t break in and that the gates were wide open for pedestrians. I eventually showed the police the gate and said that I was just an innocent photographer. Not being photographers, the police did not understand why a dude would just wander around and take photos. I eventually convinced them, and they let me out of custody… it wasn’t easy because I have a healthy amount of disdain for authority figures whose authority is based on a fictional construct.

Exploring Dubai at Midnight

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• Date Taken2015-03-16 08:07:27
• CameraILCE-7R
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1.6
• Aperture4
• ISO125
• Focal Length16.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
• Exposure Bias-1

Here’s a new edit from Dubai that I recently threw together for that proposal in Hollywood. I’ve been focusing a bit more on cross-processing along with an emphasis on the 2:1 framing ratio.

Blade Runner

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• Date Taken2015-04-28 04:54:53
• CameraILCE-7R
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time3.2
• Aperture4
• ISO160
• Focal Length16.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
• Exposure Bias