Dubai has never been as beautiful as it is from this perspective.
The only advantage of spending hours on ** Instagram ** (at least from my perspective) is that we work the photographic eye . You may know more or less about technique, but you will know how to recognize when there is talent behind an account or not. How many travel posts will you have seen this month? About 100? What caught your attention about them?
That's what happened to me when I swiped my finger bored on the screen, although this time it stopped, surely excited by the novelty. What I saw was a road that had no end, invaded by the desert and a woman dressed in red crossing it.
It turned out to be one of the wonderful photos of the Lebanese photographer George Rishan, a young passionate about photography, who left his country and his work to dedicate himself to it. And now he shows the two faces of **Dubai and the United Arab Emirates**, the place where he lives.
“I have been traveling frequently since 2008 and when Instagram came along I took advantage of the platform to share the photos I had taken that would otherwise have been forgotten on my computer. As the years progressed so did my style and technique. I certainly still have a lot to learn, and I think it's very important for people to distinguish between be a good photographer and a good instagramer ", he explains to Traveler.es.
George uses this social network to show a lesser known dubai , where both luxury and the traditional and ancient dwell. We asked him what attracts him to the city and this is his answer...
"It may sound like a cliché, but I like the fact that there are dozens of nationalities and religions living together in the same city in harmony . Violence is unknown here, racism and bigotry are not tolerated, neither by the government nor by the residents of the city," he adds.
Dubai from above.
And although in his Instagram account we will also see the symbols associated with dubai luxury What Burj Khalifa, Burj Al Arab, Emirates Towers , and many other hotels, we will also see a more human perspective of those spaces.
"Believe it or not, luxury gets overrated after a while, which is why I usually take visitors to older parts of town. Life is much simpler and slower over there And you can get good food," adds George, who also works for sustainable travel agency Travel Junkie Diary.
And he continues: "I rarely plan my images, but I do my best to capture usual places from unusual angles . Easier said than done in a city where millions of photos are taken every month. It doesn't always work, but you can always edit your images in a different way."
Your favorite images? To do this you will have to leave Dubai and travel to the desert. "I love these photos because I think they capture what Dubai is all about desert dunes, innovation and beautiful architecture ", he underlines.
You can also follow him in other places like Abu Dhabi and Oman, and much further. " Ras Al Khaimah It is one of my favorite places in the Emirates. It has a great mix of pristine desert and amazing beaches without the mass tourism from Dubai and Abu Dhabi, so it's the perfect weekend getaway.