So earlier this month, I took a comedy class with Dubai-based local comedy legends Dubomedy, and as part of the course, each student got to perform on the last day in front of a live audience at Warehouse Four in Al Quoz in Dubai, the venue of Hangry Hanger. This was my first time to talkContinue reading “Video: Giving Stand-up Comedy a Shot!”
Author Archives: Omar Abu Omar
Tilted #Omography
A long exposure fisheye shot of the Dubai Canal and the Dubai skyline
When negative experiences make you a stronger person: Learning from the Spanish national football team
So the topic of learning from hardship and stressful situations has been on my mind often in the last year or so, and this week, my randomly selective memory recalled vividly the story of the Spanish national football team. The Spaniards have historically been perennial underachievers in international football. For a country that boasted andContinue reading “When negative experiences make you a stronger person: Learning from the Spanish national football team”
Old Workshop in Deira #Omography
A shot of an old workshop in Deira taken during a#RoveAroundDeira photowalk last month.
Le Bay #Omography
A black and white shot taken in Business Bay in Dubai
Bokeh #Omography
A bokeh shot I took at the recent #Sikka17 event, as part of the #DxbArtSeason17. This was in Al Bastakiya, Dubai.
Race Report – IgniteDXB Hatta Hills Running Festival 2017
Race: IgniteDXB Hatta Hills Running Festival 2017 Location: Hatta, starting from the JA Hatta Fort Hotel Date: Friday March 10, 2017 Distances: 2.5k, 5k, 10k and half marathon Personal rating: 9/10 I have been enjoying this running season in the UAE, as I am not training for a full spring marathon, which means my weekendsContinue reading “Race Report – IgniteDXB Hatta Hills Running Festival 2017”
Chasing Lights by #Omography
A long exposure shot taken in Satwa, Dubai a few weeks ago. The conditions were good and there was plenty of movement in the street below the bridge that this was taken from. Love this part of ‘old Dubai’.
Good night Amman! #Omography
A long exposure fisheye shot taken from an Ammani rooftop. Good night beautiful Amman!
Madrid’s Retiro #Omography
One of the places that I miss the most in Madrid: Retiro Park. If I look at the running stats from October 2015 to September 2016, I bet that more than 50% of my runs were there #Omography