Desert Life

Posted: January 23, 2018 | Author: Richard Lakin | Filed under: deserts, world travels | Tags: Arizona, desert life, deserts Dubai, Morocco, New Mexico, Oman, southwest, Strait of Hormuz, UAE | Leave a comment

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Near Cochiti Pueblo, New Mexico

Grand Canyon, Arizona

Strait of Hormuz, Oman

Mariachi/ Old Town Albuquerque, New Mexico

Sonoran Desert/ Arizona

Dune riding/ Arabian Desert, United Arab Emirates

A light snow on the high desert/ Sandia Reservation, New Mexico

Sunset/ near Tecolote, New Mexico

University Campus/ Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Sandia Mountains/ New Mexico

Dia de Los Muertos/ Albuquerque, New Mexico

Burj Khalifa/ Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Garage mural/ Albuquerque, New Mexico

View of Dubai, enshrouded in humidity, from Palm Island/ United Arab Emirates

Grand Canyon, Arizona

Piña Blanca, New Mexico

Hospitality/ Casa Blanca, Morocco

Waterfall, Dubai Mall/ United Arab Emirates

Buffalo, Sandia Pueblo, New Mexico

Sony A-65 camera

International Day/ Dubai Knowledge Village, UAE

Posted: December 5, 2013 | Author: Richard Lakin | Filed under: world travels | Tags: Africa, dabkeh, Dubai, Dubai Knowledge Village, India, international music, Middle East, music festivals, Pakistan, UAE | Leave a comment

Encountering an unexpected global dance party

FINJAN KIRFEE (SYRIAN SPICE DRINK) VENDOR

Today I was on a video shoot at the Dubai Knowledge Village campus. When I went to lunch, I walked into an international day celebration that one of the universities there was staging. There was food, traditional dress and, best of all, music from all over the region: Africa, Middle East, India, and Pakistan.

It occurred to me how unintimidating an iPhone camera is. If I had tried to use my pro video gear, I don’t think people would have played to the camera like some of them do in this video.

GoPro photo/ Palm Island, United Arab Emirates

Posted: July 19, 2013 | Author: Richard Lakin | Filed under: world travels | Tags: Dubai, GoPro Hero 3, iPhoto, Palm Island, UAE | Leave a comment

Photo taken from the outer ring of the palm, looking toward downtown Dubai. The haze is from the humidity in the air, which was nearly 80%.

Shot on GoPro Hero 3 camera/ edited in iPhoto

Arabesq: world’s most interesting coffee store/ Dubai Mall, United Arab Emirates

Posted: June 27, 2013 | Author: Richard Lakin | Filed under: coffee | Tags: Arabesq, Arabic coffee, coffee, Dubai, Dubai Mall, iPhone 4S, Turkish coffee, UAE, United Arab Emirates | Leave a comment

Technically more of a sweets shop than a coffee store, it nonetheless is kind of a fantasy place for coffee affectionados. They hand-infuse pistachios into their ice cream, sell sweets from all over the Arab region, and make coffee in the Arabic-style…similar to the Turkish brewing method. I bought some Syrian baklava and Moroccan cookies. Pretty much the entire first floor of this mall, which has access to the Burj Khalifa, is a series of gourmet shops.

Shot on iPhone 4S

The Girl with the Rose Tattoo/ Al Mamzar Beach, United Arab Emirates

Posted: June 22, 2013 | Author: Richard Lakin | Filed under: world travels | Tags: Al Mamzar Beach, Berlin, German, iPhone, Tattoo, UAE | Leave a comment

This lady from Berlin graciously allowed me to photograph her ornate tattoo. She didn’t speak any English…und mein Deutsch ist nicht sehr gut…but her friends did. After they explained to her that I wanted to photograph her tattoo, she was very enthusiastic about posing for this picture. Afterwards, we all had a lengthy discussion about German food.

Shot on iPhone 4S. Edited in Photoshop CS6 and Magic Bullet Looks.