I Was Captivated,

when I looked at these photographs,

of Samy Al Olabi, who is based in Dubai, 

using miniature structures like log cabins, light houses, and abandoned ships are set against a backdrop of the United Arab Emirates desert with distant galaxies glimmering in the night sky,

 Olabi’s lifelong interest in astronomy inspired his professional affinity for astrophotography,

 that coupled with I am guessing a desire to produce photographs that look different,

 results in these nighttime landscapes,

 so totally different to what you would expect,

 he sets out with an equipment-packed SUV to camp out and shoot his fanciful images on-site,

 by stitching together multiple photos to get the correct blend of lighting and focus,

which he explains in detail on PetaPixel—Olabi’s final images create new visual narratives. See more of the artist’s work on Instagram and Facebook, for myself what a stunning, imaginative and captivating series of photographs.