It is so bright at night. The skyline in the city is lit up by not just streetlights, but the buildings themselves. Hotels and apartment blocks are all adorned in some of the most garish light shows. But it’s a great excuse to get the […]
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Progress?
Construction is everywhere. Apartment blocks, malls, offices, villas—there’s something new getting built almost everywhere on this tiny island. Even the country itself is being “built”—land reclamation is happening at a rate that’s actually hurting the natural environment. Not a happy thought. There’s seemingly no sort […]
Shamal of a Weekend
The weekend has been shrouded in dust driven by one hell of a shamal. The wind was blowing so strongly on Saturday morning, the whistling it created through the balcony doors actually woke me up. My living room sounded like it was possessed. It’s a […]
Beautiful Muharraq
I‘ve already said it, and I’ll say it again—I love wandering around Muharraq taking photos of the streets, people, and buildings. There’s so much history in one tiny area. I have yet to properly explore the countless famous old houses in Muharraq—Bin Matar House, Sheikh […]
Under blue skies
Blue skies dominate Bahrain almost every single day. Though some days they’re less than blue thanks to a haze of sand and dust. Regardless, I’ve become used to seeing sun and blue skies every day. But, that doesn’t make them any less beautiful. I can […]
Colours under dusty skies
There are only a handful of different types of weather in Bahrain—hot, not so hot, and dusty. This day was a dusty day. It’s not just the sky that turns a boring shade of grey—everything does. Everything at the Bahrain International Circuit is grey or […]
The sea down below
The aforementioned crowds down below at the Bahrain International Circuit, during the Bahrain Grand Prix. Taken less than an hour before the big Formula One race, the crowds were at their biggest. People flowing in and around the area, heading to the grandstands to find […]
From up above
This past weekend was the Bahrain Grand Prix, and the best time to take a bunch of photos—from the races to the people all around. And there are usually so many people around, everywhere. Vast crowds of people, going from one place to the next. […]
Alien Urban Landscape
There are few areas in Bahrain that don’t have some sort of construction going on. It seems like there’s a new high-rise going up every other day. And no two rarely look the same. The area where I took this shot is the perfect example […]