| NZLivinginAUS |
| Are you allowed to take photos of anything in Dubai? Are there any restrictions? Anything you should be careful of when doing so, i.e. no photos of government buildings? |
| fayz |
| I’m not sure if it is actually against the law or just really frowned upon but try not to take pictures of women in an abaya (traditional dress) without first getting their permission. |
| bonk |
| What he said ^^^^. I think if you take a photo of an Emirati woman without their permission, and they aren't happy about it, you have a good chance of spending some time visiting the police station to get told off. You're not supposed to take photos at the airport but I often see people with their cameras out. Government buildings should be fine except for anything that looks like it's connected to the military. But there'll probably be a sign to warn you then. No photos at border crossings either. |
| NZLivinginAUS |
| Cheers guys :) Seems a bit extreme, but everywhere is different obviously. What if I'm taking a photo down a street and I someone manage to get a Emirati woman caught in shot? I would imagine it would be pretty difficult to take a photo in Dubai without getting one in shot ? :? What should I generally be careful in doing when taking photos? |
| tinkerbella |
| just wait a few minutes until they go past...then take as many pictures as you want of nice places :) |
| tinkerbella |
| oh yeah don't forget to post the pictures on here :) |
| NZLivinginAUS |
| Yeah, hopefully, will be interesting to see anyway. Will do :) |
| tianye |
| Under any circumstance don't try to point your camara at local women, and after permissions take pictures of local men. goverment builidings, militery and any other structures forbidden shooting in your country is still applied here. Dubai is abundant in photogenic places. Wish you have a happy journey. :) |
| NZLivinginAUS |
| How will I know that I can't take a photo of a specific building? Will there be signs saying no photos? |
| ^ian^ |
| You are also not allowed to take photos of *any* oil facilities in the UAE. |
| NZLivinginAUS |
| Thanks for that. How will I know that I can't take a photo of a specific building? Will there be signs saying no photos? |