• PICTURE 1 - Farm workers and labourers from Pakistan and India play an informal game of volleyball next to the Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid highway between the Dubai and Abu Dhabi highway. Antonie Robertson / The National
    PICTURE 1 - Farm workers and labourers from Pakistan and India play an informal game of volleyball next to the Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid highway between the Dubai and Abu Dhabi highway. Antonie Robertson / The National
  • PICTURE 2 - Global Village celebrates its 25th season. Reem Mohammed / The National
    PICTURE 2 - Global Village celebrates its 25th season. Reem Mohammed / The National
  • PICTURE 3 - Museum of the Moon feature at OliOli children museum, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    PICTURE 3 - Museum of the Moon feature at OliOli children museum, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • PICTURE 4 - ATV and 4x4 enthusiasts enjoy the view at one of the peaks of the Mureeb Dunes at the LIWA International Festival 2020. Victor Besa / The National
    PICTURE 4 - ATV and 4x4 enthusiasts enjoy the view at one of the peaks of the Mureeb Dunes at the LIWA International Festival 2020. Victor Besa / The National
  • PICTURE 5 - Multiple exposures were combined to produce this image. Startrails are seen during the Lyrids meteor shower over the Abu Dhabi desert. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    PICTURE 5 - Multiple exposures were combined to produce this image. Startrails are seen during the Lyrids meteor shower over the Abu Dhabi desert. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • PICTURE 6 - A woman wearing a face mask and passing by the art work of Emirati boys playing in Al Satwa area in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
    PICTURE 6 - A woman wearing a face mask and passing by the art work of Emirati boys playing in Al Satwa area in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
  • PICTURE 7 - People compete in the fly board section of the Dubai Watersports Summer Week. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    PICTURE 7 - People compete in the fly board section of the Dubai Watersports Summer Week. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • PICTURE 8 - “Sand blasting” or surface preparation is a technique whereby with the use of high pressure pumps, media is blasted at 2 to 12 bars of pressure on average depending on the specific application and the surface that needs cleaning over a surface that needs the base structure exposed. This blasting media acts as a controlled abrasive that removes rust, oxidation or paint from the surface that needs to be restored. Sand blaster Munkaila Alidu from Uganda is learning the trade. Antonie Robertson / The National
    PICTURE 8 - “Sand blasting” or surface preparation is a technique whereby with the use of high pressure pumps, media is blasted at 2 to 12 bars of pressure on average depending on the specific application and the surface that needs cleaning over a surface that needs the base structure exposed. This blasting media acts as a controlled abrasive that removes rust, oxidation or paint from the surface that needs to be restored. Sand blaster Munkaila Alidu from Uganda is learning the trade. Antonie Robertson / The National
  • PICTURE 9 - Mina Zayed Plaza demolition in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
    PICTURE 9 - Mina Zayed Plaza demolition in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
  • PICTURE 10 - Handlers prepare the camels for racing at Al Marmoom camel race track, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    PICTURE 10 - Handlers prepare the camels for racing at Al Marmoom camel race track, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • PICTURE 11 - In the valley of the village of Shaam, Saeed Al Dhahouri is keen to educate the rising generation about UAE’s heritage; and for that he has set up Muhammad Bin Rashid Heritage Village in Wadi Shaam. Reem Mohammed/The National
    PICTURE 11 - In the valley of the village of Shaam, Saeed Al Dhahouri is keen to educate the rising generation about UAE’s heritage; and for that he has set up Muhammad Bin Rashid Heritage Village in Wadi Shaam. Reem Mohammed/The National
  • PICTURE 12 - The Geminid meteor shower at an event put on by the Dubai Astronomy Group at Wadi Shawkah in Ras al Khaimah. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    PICTURE 12 - The Geminid meteor shower at an event put on by the Dubai Astronomy Group at Wadi Shawkah in Ras al Khaimah. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • PICTURE 13 - Abu Dhabi residents wait for the Al Fursan planes to arrive - but unfortunately the air display was cancelled. Children play on top of a wooden fishing boat on display as the sun sets at the Corniche. Victor Besa / The National
    PICTURE 13 - Abu Dhabi residents wait for the Al Fursan planes to arrive - but unfortunately the air display was cancelled. Children play on top of a wooden fishing boat on display as the sun sets at the Corniche. Victor Besa / The National
  • PICTURE 14 - Clouds over Abu Dhabi City taken from Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan highway in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National
    PICTURE 14 - Clouds over Abu Dhabi City taken from Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan highway in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National
  • PICTURE 15 - Al Wathba Wetland was declared a reserve in 1998 by Sheikh Zayed, the Founding Father. It was established as a protected area following the first successful breeding of flamingos. Victor Besa /The National
    PICTURE 15 - Al Wathba Wetland was declared a reserve in 1998 by Sheikh Zayed, the Founding Father. It was established as a protected area following the first successful breeding of flamingos. Victor Besa /The National

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From Abu Dhabi to Dubai and beyond, The National's photographers have captured scenes of poignancy and beauty during the past 12 months.

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