No it’s not true. You cannot take photos of the Emiratis without their consent and you cannot take photos of any official government buildings but otherwise no problem. I was actually in Dubai for a street photography workshop.
A little over 9.2 million people live in the UAE and only 1.4 Emiratis, it leave you plenty of expats to photograph, beautiful beaches, breath taking sand dunes and desert, stunning architecture… Trust me there is plenty to photograph in Dubai, I came back with many, many photos.
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I read in a tourist book that we can’t take pictures in Dubaï… Is it real ? Can I practice Street photography … ? 🙂
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No it’s not true. You cannot take photos of the Emiratis without their consent and you cannot take photos of any official government buildings but otherwise no problem. I was actually in Dubai for a street photography workshop.
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Oh… 😦
but if i can’t take pictures of the Emiratis and the official government buildings, what subjet can i take ?
Emma
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A little over 9.2 million people live in the UAE and only 1.4 Emiratis, it leave you plenty of expats to photograph, beautiful beaches, breath taking sand dunes and desert, stunning architecture… Trust me there is plenty to photograph in Dubai, I came back with many, many photos.
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OK, thank you very much.
I was scared to go to Dubaï and not be autorisated to take pictures. Ouuf 🙂
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Don’t worry so much, if you obey the rules, you will have no problems.
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