Photo essay: 7 moods of the Dubai winter sky caught by a Gulf News reader photographer

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Photo essay: 7 moods of the Dubai winter sky caught by a Gulf News reader photographer

Arief Umar says taking pictures of Dubai skyline sets him "free" and forget life's stress

Published: December 16, 2019 18:41 Compiled by Anupa Kurian-Murshed, Social Media Editor

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Cloud 1 — "For seven months in a year nearly there are not many clouds in the UAE sky, so when I see so many of them, it is incredible. As an architect, it is the difference between photographing a building without any details or shadows, it is just blank. The same way a sky without clouds is without those details. This is my perspective." Image Credit: Arief Umar/Gulf News Reader

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Cloud 2 — "All the pictures in this photo essay were taken over the past five days - the many moods of the sky. Shows you how fast it was changing." Image Credit: Arief Umar/Gulf News Reader

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Cloud 3 — "I like taking pictures. I’m an amateur photographer. I’m an architect by profession but I’ve been taking pictures from my college days, for about 8 years." Image Credit: Arief Umar/Gulf News Reader

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Cloud 4 — “I love taking pictures of the Dubai skyline. It is a great stress reliever. As an architect from Madurai in Tamil Nadu, south India, when I think futuristic city, I think Dubai. This is the future.” Image Credit: Arief Umar/Gulf News Photographer

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Cloud 5 — "When I take pictures of the Dubai skyline, it gives me a sense of freedom. In fact, I did this sunset as a time-lapse video." Image Credit: Arief Umar/Gulf News Photographer

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Cloud 6 — Arief Umar has been working as an architect in the UAE for the past two years and is based in Dubai. He sends in submissions to readers@gulfnews.com regularly. You can too. Image Credit: Arief Umar/Gulf News reader

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Cloud 7 — Arief Umar caught a rainy Dubai night sky through the windscreen of a car, creating a surreal effect. Image Credit: Arief Umar/Gulf News Reader

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Photo essay: 7 moods of the Dubai winter sky caught by a Gulf News reader photographer

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