SEC-S17W5 "Creative Photographer ”

“All that glisters is not gold”

I cannot help but wonder what Shakespeare had in mind when he wrote these words.
What were his thoughts?
What happened in his life for him to write this?
What would he say if he had to experience the City of Gold?

Dubai!

In 2019, I, together with my stepson, visited Dubai, and for the first time in my life, I experienced the words, “If you build it, they will come.”

For those of you who don’t know, this is how Dubai became the City of Gold, through real estate. They invited wealthy individuals in the region, notably the royal families of other emirates and Arab countries, to make substantial real estate investments.

During our drive from the airport to our hotel, I was in awe of the skyscrapers that reached the sky, the "gold,” and… the reflections.
I decided that it was exactly what I wanted to do. I wanted to capture the reflections of this amazing city in some of my photos, which I gladly share with you today.

In my first three photos, I captured the reflections of the buildings at different times to see how they would change. These photos were taken at the hotel where we were staying.

I think I’ve managed to capture the reflection of these buildings, leaving the viewer pondering what is real and what is not.

In search of a photo that would portray “the gold of the city,” I was so lucky to capture the following photo: The building that reflects as a gold building was actually a white building. One step forward or back, and it was reflecting its true color.

A visit to Dubai is not a visit if you have not been to the top of the tallest building in the world, Burj Khalifa. A building that is nearly three times the height of the Eiffel Tower, with the observation deck on floors 124 and 125.

We went there at night because we wanted to see the city clothed in gold. It took us exactly 60 seconds to reach the observation deck from the time the door of the lift closed until it opened. Traveling at 10 meters per second is an amazing experience and only the beginning of what is to come. Spectacular, breathtaking, magnificent, you name it.

This time, I experienced taking images of the reflection of my stepson's image in one of the +/- 26,000 hand-cut glass panels holding part of the city in his hands.

Now I am back at the statement of Shakespeare: “All that glisters is not gold.”

He was right after all! There are times that even Dubai is not dressed in gold. This I managed to show by taking a photo through the window of the taxi we were driving in on our last day in this amazing city. Even the majestic Burj Khalifa shows parts almost “disappearing.”

Do you think all that glitter is gold?

I invite @wakeupkitty @deprincedeman @digi-me and @jahangeerkhanday to participate in this contest

Thank you to @artist1111 @shiftitamanna @sailawana and @raqueluchap77 who invited me.

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