DUBAI’S REPUTATION FOR opulence and excess was built in no small part on its massive development projects that include the world’s fanciest hotel, largest shopping mall, and tallest skyscraper. But look beyond the glamour and you’ll see deserted construction sites and the skeletons of abandoned buildings dotting the landscape.
Photographer Tor Seidel sees these things as two sides of the same coin. His series and photo book The Dubai captures the city’s gleaming ultramodern architecture and glitzy attractions to the remnants of grand plans never realized. “Dubai has many faces,” Seidel says. “The beauty is also a beast.” Details