Dubai in three scenes, one orange BMW

Dubai in three scenes, one orange BMW

portraitsDubai, UAENovember 2025

A playful day-long shoot across Dubai — the Marina, a rental convertible, and a horse stable finale. Not a moodboard in sight. Just fun.

Horse Portraits — AKS KJ Photography

Some Dubai shoots are for the Instagram feed. This was one of them.

She booked a convertible for the day — orange BMW Z4. "Let's just hit the popular spots and have fun with it." No moodboard. No Pinterest references. No "serious art" conversation.

Horse Portraits — AKS KJ Photography
Horse Portraits — AKS KJ Photography

We started at the Marina — boats, Ferris wheel, skyline behind sunglasses. Classic. Then the car: hands making a heart around the BMW logo, reflections in the side mirror, a grin that said she wasn't taking any of this too seriously. And finally, because why not, the stables — where she traded the BMW for a horse and I ran three kilometres of dust along the track trying to catch her at full canter.

Horse Portraits — AKS KJ Photography
Horse Portraits — AKS KJ Photography
Horse Portraits — AKS KJ Photography

This is the kind of shoot I love. It doesn't pretend to be art. It's a holiday reel, a brag post, a memory you can text to your mum. Fast light, fast car, fast laughs, and real photos at the end.

Horse Portraits — AKS KJ Photography

One note for visitors: if you're a tourist and you want a session like this — I'm in. Also I charge tourists triple. They always tell me it was worth it.

Horse Portraits — AKS KJ Photography
Horse Portraits — AKS KJ Photography
Horse Portraits — AKS KJ Photography
Horse Portraits — AKS KJ Photography