Focal Point: Patience pays off
June 17, 2013
People often think that great photos just happen, but more often than not, the key to a photo going from good to great is combining vision with patience.
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Time Frame: Ruler's first taste of Europe
June 16, 2013
This week sees Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, visiting Paris to support the Expo 2020 bid. It is also almost exactly 60 years to the month since what was the first official visit to Europe by a Ruler from the Emirates.
Region in Focus - June 13
June 13, 2013
The best images from the last seven days from around the Gulf and across the Middle East.
Staff Profile: Jaime Puebla
June 12, 2013
Jaime Puebla was born in Santiago, Chile in June 1972. He studied photojournalism at the ALPES institute and graduated in 1992.
Focal Point: Framing the summer
June 10, 2013
This image by staff photographer Pawan Singh contrasts the ridged geometry of man-made objects to the free form of nature.
Time Frame: Old neighbourhood renewed
June 9, 2013
Back in 1978, with dredging for the new port at Jebel Ali under way, a Dutch photographer and her husband moved into a compound of newly constructed villas.
Focal Point: Return of an era
June 4, 2013
Having all but disappeared for the past 80 years or so, collodion wet plate process – better known as tintype photography – has recently made an unexpected comeback.
Time Frame: Simpler times
June 2, 2013
These three young men would now be in the their mid-50s. In a country that has changed so much, it is impossible but intriguing to wonder about their fortunes.
Focal Point: Fan Zone
May 28, 2013
With the local football season winding down, I’m reminded of this wonderful moment captured by Razan Alzayani at a recent game between Al Wahda and Al Shabab.
Time Frame: Concrete progress
May 27, 2013
In the far distant future, archeologists will pore over photographs such as this one as they attempt to unravel the story of Abu Dhabi. This image of the Etihad Towers under construction barely five years ago will represent what might be called the early 21st-century period of the city.
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