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BURJ
AL ARAB

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Al Mahara aquarium at Burj Al ArabGryffindor/Wikipedia

Burj Al Arab

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Al Mahara entrance at Burj Al ArabGryffindor/Wikipedia
Lobby at Burj Al ArabLars Plougmann/Flickr
Helipad at Burj Al ArabLars Plougmann/Flickr
Interior lobby at Burj Al ArabrImre Solt/Wikipedia
Fountains at Burj Al ArabMatthias Schwarz/Wikipedia
Burj Al Arab and Jumeirah Beach centerSarah_Ackerman/Flickr
Burj Al Arab and Jumeirah Beach center at duskSubbotina Anna/Shutterstock
Burj Al Arab and Jumeirah Beach HotelJoi Ito/Flickr
Burj Al Arab and Marina RestaurantKunal Mukherjee/Flickr
Burj Al Arab from Jumeirah beach southRus S/Shutterstock
Burj Al Arab from Jumereirah Beach Hotel marina breakwaterIlona Ignatova/Shutterstock
Burj Al Arab from Madinat Jumeriah pierMuznabutt/Shutterstock
Burj Al Arab from Souk Madinat JumeirahZhukov Oleg/Shutterstock
Burj Al Arab from The Palm JumeirahS-F/Shutterstock

Contents

Map

About PhotoSecrets

 
 
 
 

Foreword

A great travel photo­graph, like a great news photo­graph, requires you to be in the right place at the right time to capture that special moment. Professional photo­graphers have a short-hand phrase for this: “F8 and be there.”

There are countless books that can help you with photo­graphic technique, the “F8” portion of that equation. But until now, there’s been little help for the other, more critical portion of that equation, the “be there” part. To find the right spot, you had to expend lots of time and shoe leather to wander around, track down every potential viewpoint, and essentially re-invent the wheel.

In my career as a professional travel photo­grapher, well over half my time on location is spent seeking out the good angles. Andrew Hudson’s PhotoSecrets does all that legwork for you, so you can spend your time photo­graphing instead of wandering about. It’s like having a professional location scout in your camera bag. I wish I had one of these books for every city I photo­graph on assignment.

PhotoSecrets can help you capture the most beautiful sights with a minimum of hassle and a maximum of enjoyment. So grab your camera, find your favorite PhotoSecrets spots, and “be there!”

About Bob Krist

Bob Krist has photo­graphed assignments for National Geographic, National Geographic Traveler, Travel/­Holiday, Smithsonian, and Islands. He won “Travel photo­grapher of the Year” from the Society of American Travel Writers in 1994, 2007, and 2008.

For National Geographic, Bob has led round-the-world tours and a traveling lecture series. His book In Tuscany with Frances Mayes spent a month on The New York Times’ bestseller list and his how-to book Spirit of Place was hailed by American Photo­grapher magazine as “the best book about travel photo­graphy we’ve ever read.”

The parents of three sons, Bob and his wife live in New Hope, Pennsylvania.

Welcome

Thank you for reading PhotoSecrets. As a fellow fan of travel and photo­graphy, I hope this guide will help you quickly find the most visually stunning places, and come home with equally stunning photo­graphs.

PhotoSecrets is designed to show you all the best sights. Flick through, see the classic shots, and use them as a departure point for your own creations. Get ideas for comp­osition and interesting viewpoints. See what piques your interest. Know what to shoot, where to stand, when to go, and why it’s interesting. Now you can spend less time researching and more time photographing.

The idea for PhotoSecrets came during a trip to Thailand, when I tried to find the exotic beach used in the James Bond movie The Man with the Golden Gun. None of the guidebooks I had showed a picture, so I thought a guidebook of postcard photos would be useful for us photographers. Twenty-plus years later, you have this guide. Thanks!

Now, start exploring — and take lots of photos!

About Andrew Hudson

Originally an engineer, Andrew Hudson started PhotoSecrets in 1995. His first book won the Benjamin Franklin Award for Best First Book and his second won the Grand Prize in the National Self-Published Book Awards.

Andrew has published 38 nationally-distributed photo­graphy books. He has photo­graphed assignments for Macy’s, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Men’s Health and Seventeen, and been a location scout for Nikon. His photos and articles have appeared in Alaska Airlines, National Geographic Traveler, Shutterbug Outdoor and Nature photo­graphy, Where, and Woman’s World.

Andrew has a degree in Computer Engineering from Manchester University and a certificate in copyright law from Harvard Law School. Born in Redditch, England, he lives with his wife, two kids, and two chocolate Labs, in San Diego, California.

Introduction

At a Glance

Name:Burj Al Arab (Arabic for “Arabian Tower”)
What:Sail-shaped hotel in Dubai on the Persian Gulf
Fame:Icon of Dubai
third tallest hotel in the world
Far:26 km (16 miles) from the center of Dubai
Web:burj-al-arab.com
Opened:1999
Height:321 m (1,053 ft)
Style:High-Tech
Architect:Tom Wright/Atkins
Developer:Jumeirah
Function:Hotel
Rooms:202
Address:3 Jumeira Rd, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Area:Jumeirah
GPS:25.141975°N 55.186147°E
Notes:Stands on an artificial island, reached by a private curving bridge. Features a helipad near the roof.

Building.

Al Mahara restaurant at Burj Al Arab

Al Mahara aquarium at Burj Al Arab

Burj Al Arab > Al Mahara restaurant
Addr:Al Mahara,
Ground Floor,
Burj Al Arab,
Dubai,
UAE
Where:25.140879
55.1844235
What:AquariumWhen:Anytime

Al Mahara entrance at Burj Al Arab

Burj Al Arab > Al Mahara restaurant
Addr:Burj Al Arab,
Dubai,
UAE
Where:25.140879
55.184972
What:RestaurantWhen:Anytime

Interior of Burj al Arab

Lobby at Burj Al Arab

Burj Al Arab > Burj al Arab

Interior.

Addr:Burj Al Arab,
Dubai
Where:25.141310
55.185368
What:LobbyWhen:Anytime

Interior lobby at Burj Al Arabr

Burj Al Arab > Burj al Arab
Addr:Burj Al Arab,
Dubai,
UAE
Where:25.141203
55.185540
What:DetailWhen:Anytime

Fountains at Burj Al Arab

Burj Al Arab > Burj al Arab

Fountains.

Addr:Burj Al Arab,
Dubai,
UAE
Where:25.141116
55.185622
What:FountainsWhen:Anytime

Helipad at Burj Al Arab

Helipad.

Addr:Burj Al Arab,
Dubai,
UAE
Where:25.141277
55.185621
What:HelipadWhen:Anytime

Ideas for Helipad

Credits

Thank you to the many wonderful people and companies that made their work available to use in this guide.

Photo key: Tap the camera icon to see the photo. The two letters reference the distributor and license. Key for distributors: f:Flickr; w:Wikipedia. Key for license: a:CC-BY-SA; b:CC-BY; m:public domain.

Cover image by .Brett jordan ( fb); Peter Gronemann ( wm); Gryffindor ( fa); Lars Plougmann ( wa); Matthias Schwarz ( wa); Imre Solt ( wa). Some text adapted from Wikipedia and its contributors where noted by the URL path in the “Wik” table field, used and modified under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC-BY-SA) license. Map data from OpenStreetMap and its contributors, used under the Open Data Commons Open Database License (ODbL).

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