48 Hours in Dubai

A two-day route through the city built for creators: sunrise on the skyline, an afternoon on the water, dinner in the dunes.

Dubai rewards planning. The light is best in the first ninety minutes after sunrise and the last hour before dusk, and the distance between locations is longer than the map suggests.

Day one belongs to the skyline. Book a suite with an eastern aspect, shoot the sunrise from the room, then move to the marina before the heat peaks.

Day two moves outward. A late-afternoon dune expedition gives you low light, texture and the kind of wide frames that hold attention in long-form video.

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