It’s not a major revelation to say that I travel… a lot. Over the past ten years I have flown over a million kilometers, which is equivalent to flying twenty-five times around the globe, or to the moon and back (and halfway there again). This happened over four-hundred flights with more than two months – day and night – up in the air. I’ve been as far north as Iceland, down south to South Africa, east to Seoul and west to San Francisco.
After some time off from business travel, there is no escaping it… It’s time to play catch-up with work starting with a visit to the head office in France. It’s been great having some free time with the family and, thinking of my flight early tomorrow morning, I miss them already. So we’re off to play on bikes and onto a nice evening meal.
The shot of the Wataniya plane was taken back in March when I was shooting the MotoCross event.
Whilst I always try to capture my travels when on business, I am inevitably more focussed on the task at hand. Phone-calls and discussions with colleagues mean many opportunities are simply missed. Being on holiday allows me more concentration on my photography.
This post summarises my journey – looking out of my window seat. My favourite shot is the one above of the Thames and Houses of Parliament. Have a look at the larger version for more detail.
From 30,000 feet, a dust storm is rather beautiful. That’s what we should do in fact: we should build stations high up where the weather is both cooler and dust-free. Just look at that blue sky!
Even dust seems to produce beauty: I love the view above – taken from our cruising altitude. Dubai wasn’t anywhere near as dusty as Kuwait – but it was a ‘yellow’ journey from start to finish. Below are a few shots from the trip, starting with the airport, Dubai, the ‘World’ and Kuwait.
It’s been a while since I’ve been to Dubai. I will be going there a few times over the next month or two. This doesn’t mean I haven’t stopped there on the way, or the way back, from somewhere. I suppose anyone with wings has to stop there at some point.
I managed to catch a glimpse of Sh. Zayed Road from the air very early this morning. You can see Emirates Towers if you open the larger version.
 | Marzouq on Getting High |
| Marzouq on Al Hamra |
| Marzouq on Reclaimed Land |
| Marzouq on In the Right Place at the Flig… |
| Marzouq on iTelephone |
