PJ van Schalkwyk

500px Photo ID: 154952603

500px Photo ID: 154952603 - The Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Abu Dhabi is filled with exquisite detail everywhere you look.

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Wild Sands

A photographer exploring the dunes of the Abu Dhabi Desert.

500px Photo ID: 98138075

500px Photo ID: 98138075 - When my friends and I have the chance, we try to spend our nights camping in the desert. I've found that no matter where you are in the world, gazing at the stars is an opportunity for contemplation. With friends, it's a way to connect without everyday distractions.

500px Photo ID: 98359057

500px Photo ID: 98359057 - Another photograph from my latest desert series. I was up real early on one of our latest camping trips to explore the dunes in my "quest" for some cool compositions..I am finding that I'm really enjoying including human subjects in my frame. I shot this photo by using my tripod and a timer delay. When the shot was done, it could not be repeated, because there would be too many tracks in the sand.

500px Photo ID: 53347008

500px Photo ID: 53347008 - Went to test my brand new Sigma 35mm f1.4 at the old Al Meena Port Area. Took this one inside the fish market. I LOVE THIS LENS!!!! It feels so good to create images again! — in Abu Dabi. PP done in LR 4 and silver efex pro 2.

500px Photo ID: 98166219

500px Photo ID: 98166219 - Another shot from the Empty Quarter dunes, I included myself in this one, camera was on the tripod. Looking forward to go back and explore more ridges and curves out there. Everytime I go back I am learning something new.

Tattooine

These dunes of the Empty Quarter must be some of the most beautiful in the world. Observing the light and shadow play in the early morning was amazing.

500px Photo ID: 98351419

500px Photo ID: 98351419 - This place is emptiness, quietness, and desolation. Taken in the Rub' Al Khali (Empty Quarter) the largest sand desert in he world.

Scorched Earth II

Dubai Desert 2015

Emergence

Taken in the Empty Quarter Desert on the border of Saudi Arabia and the UAE.