Each single photo tells a story ... truly amazing !

I grew up here and can confirm that like many parts of the world the sea served as a means of trade and prosperity here in the UAE. That and pearl diving. Like my brother @Mohamed Seidam rightly said each picture tells a story, of hard work, investment, labor and a little rest when required. It tells the story of many different nationalities, cultures, religions coming together to live in peace and harmony to earn their bread. Sadly it also does not shy away from the ugly truth about trash and message centers in Dubai. When going through these photos I was thinking about Bruges in Belgium and how it prospered when it was a port city, the beauty of that place just gets me. Thinking about these wonderful houses that were built by the rich business people at the time as shelter for the poor. What a day and age that was, must have been incredible. As I remember my early years at work back in the 1990's had its challenges, targets, budgets and all the hassles we have today, but life was more relaxed. The modern times is all of that on steroids and does not spare anyone. Back in the 1990's I was privileged to work in Deira Tower and Naif Road in Deira and Bur Dubai opposite the Shia Masjid, till the 1990's the whole market was compressed in those areas and people from far would have to come to find a difficult spot to park their vehicles as whole of Dubai used to be gathered in a single place to shop.