In the heart of Dubai's Old Town, I found this door - silent, weathered, but proud. The wall breathes the heat of the day; the ochre yellow shines like sunlight that has lingered. The door itself, dark brown and scarred by time, seems to hold stories of generations who have lived here.
In front of the wall are simple stone pots, once filled with water or herbs, now waiting in silence. Everything here radiates tranquillity, as if time stood still for a moment as the sun cast its golden light just right.
I stood there, sweating in the heat, but captured by the play of shadow and colour - the contrast between cool brown and warm yellow, between past and present.
This photo is not a snapshot of a door, but of a feeling: warmth, stillness and history in one frame.
A reminder of how beauty sometimes just presents itself, if you stop and look for a moment.
My name is René van Heerdt and as a photographer I am always looking for beautiful places/people and objects to photograph and then edit them... Read more…