Earlier today I had to look through some Dubai images I photographed previously and I came across this one which I never blogged, shot in 2021. Although it's very similar to a photograph I made...
Like I mentioned in my previous post, last week I spent a few hours photographing the yearly Dubai fog and although it was not quite the same location as 2011, it was quite close to it.
It's...
It has been quite a long time since I photographed (and posted) Dubai buildings in the fog. Although it's not something I chase much these days, this week was quite unique as I am slowly getting...
I haven't shot any images with Dubai in the fog for quite a long time now, but early this morning, knowing there might be some fog, I wanted to head out and see what I can find. Initially I was quite...
As you might have noticed if you're based in Dubai, the foggy mornings are again upon us and I've been getting out early morning to capture some of the sights. I didn't want to focus so much this year...
Two weeks ago when TimeOut Dubai approached me for using one of my foggy Dubai images in this article, they also needed a portrait version of the foggy image and I ended up going again through my images...
The year is quickly coming to an end and so are a couple of things related to my photography. Firstly, the voting for the Photoblog Awards will be finishing soon, so if you've enjoyed the images I've...
First of all, I'll start with the biggest excitement I had over the last few days! My foggy shot of the Burj Khalifa has been featured as "Photo of the Day" on the National Geographic website. Not only...
First of all, I would really like to thank all of you who visited, shared, liked or commented on my previous post, making it the most popular post in the blogs 4+ years of existence. I knew it would...
As those of you that follow me on Twitter or Instagram (@momentaryawe in both cases) might know, this morning I went out looking for a particular type of shot of Dubai - the buildings rising from the fog....
This is another shot from my foray into the fog last weekend when Dubai was engulfed by a thick fog before sunrise that lasted until around 10am. The photograph was taken about the same time as the one I posted...
My name is Catalin Marin and I am a photographer based for the last 15 years in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, specializing in architectural, interior and lifestyle imagery.
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I am a photographer based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, specializing in architectural and interior photography. I love to travel any chance I get and photograph the world, looking for beauty in every place.
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