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Illuminated Downtown Dubai towers reflected in the lagoon at night

Issue 03 · United Arab Emirates

Dubai & Abu Dhabi

A skyline built to be photographed at night. And a ceiling that is the main event.

United Arab Emirates 5 Days 280 km August 2026

Forty-five degrees by day, so the city belongs to the night: Downtown reflected in its own lagoon, the tallest line on earth behind a chrome heart, and in Abu Dhabi a palace where you photograph the ceiling.

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Chapter 01 · Night one · Downtown

Dubai

Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Burj Khalifa at night with a mirrored heart sculpture in the foreground
Burj Khalifa and a chrome heart. Dubai does not do subtle, so neither does the picture.Dubai & Abu Dhabi · 2026

Dubai does not do subtle. The only quiet surface in the city is the water, so that is where the picture is.

Chapter 02 · Day four · Qasr Al Watan

Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Ornamented dome hall of the Qasr Al Watan palace, looking straight up into the dome
Qasr Al Watan. Look up. That is the whole instruction.Dubai & Abu Dhabi · 2026

The route · Dubai & Abu Dhabi

2 stops

01 Dubai 02 Abu Dhabi
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Illuminated Downtown Dubai towers reflected in the lagoon at night

Doha follows in this issue as soon as the frames are in.

Issue 03 · Dubai & Abu Dhabi

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Issue 04 · Home

Berlin

The city between projects. Museums after hours, trains at dusk, towers rising.

Red S-Bahn train passing the Charité building in evening light, the TV tower on the horizon