The UAE has undergone a startling transformation over the past five decades. However, for Emirati photographer Hussain AlMoosawi, there is no better way to trace his country’s journey than by documenting its architecture.
For more than a decade, AlMoosawi has taken hundreds of photos of buildings across the Emirates, from traditional homes to bleeding-edge high rises. While each tells a story of their own, it’s in putting them together that it truly becomes fascinating for him, and when his own perspective on that evolution starts to emerge.
“Once you really become interested in the subject matter, the camera becomes just a tool. I know…
