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  • Children play football in Satwa in 2015. Alex Atack
    Children play football in Satwa in 2015. Alex Atack
  • A photo of a beach in Dubai from Alex Atack's family photo album. Alex Atack
    A photo of a beach in Dubai from Alex Atack's family photo album. Alex Atack
  • Safa Park, Dubai, in 2015. Alex Atack
    Safa Park, Dubai, in 2015. Alex Atack
  • Alex Atack’s mother, Dawn, on a British Airways flight. Alex Atack
    Alex Atack’s mother, Dawn, on a British Airways flight. Alex Atack
  • Alex Atack and his mother, Dawn, in Safa Park around 1994. Courtesy Alex Atack
    Alex Atack and his mother, Dawn, in Safa Park around 1994. Courtesy Alex Atack
  • Sheikh Zayed Road, 1985. Alex Atack
    Sheikh Zayed Road, 1985. Alex Atack
  • A beach in Dubai. Courtesy Alex Atack
    A beach in Dubai. Courtesy Alex Atack
  • Photographer Alex Atack. Adib Chowdhury
    Photographer Alex Atack. Adib Chowdhury

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