There is no rhythm nor rhyme to some the buildings here. Tall, short, orange, blue, green—I guess it’s just a matter of whatever the creators feel like creating.
All posts tagged “Bahrain”
October 2018 | Muharraq, Bahrain
Take away the honking car horns, sounds of revving motorbikes, and all the noise of highway traffic, you’re left with a peaceful scene. The garish lights on the buildings actually look quite beautiful. Even if they’re all oddly shaped. Bahrain, you ain’t so bad.
She Glows
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 […]
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 […]
It’s Pretty Heavy Out There
Waking up to this sort of view usually means one thing—widespread dust. And waking up on the day I took this shot I assumed exactly the same thing. But I was wrong. It wasn’t dust obscuring everything outside, but fog instead. One of the densest, […]
There’s Always a Food Festival On
If there’s one thing that gets people out and about in Bahrain in winter, it’s a food related outdoor festival. Just look at all these people. (And yes, I’m one of them.) There’s a food festival on right now. Coming off the back of three […]
A Minaret at Sunset
Sunsets in Bahrain are some of the most beautiful I’ve ever seen. Especially during winter when there are actually clouds in the sky. Combine that with the mosques and their minarets dotted all over the place, and you’ve got something quite special. I took this […]
Bahrain’s Ever-Changing Skyline
It’s been just over two years since I took this shot. And in two years, I bet there is half a dozen new, or semi-finished, buildings that would be in this shot if I took it from the exact same place today. Bahrain’s skyline a […]
Night Time Activities
There’s a lot of continuous construction in Bahrain. Especially in the area I live in. It’s not uncommon to see construction work going on at night. During the summer months, that’s when most of the work happens thanks to the scorching daytime temperatures. (Not that […]