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.
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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 […]
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 […]
Fast flow
Formula One cars are fast. My favourite game to play at the Bahrain Grand Prix is to see how many photos I can take of the cars that aren’t blurry! Over the past few years, I have got pretty good at taking panning shots of […]
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 […]