This man was sitting outside his shop in one of the souqs in Deira, central Dubai. He could see I was trying to surreptitiously photograph him from a distance, so he started posing for me, at one point draping a bolt of fabric over his head. But I really liked this the best -- the way I first found him.

I haven't yet finished the gallery, but for more pictures from Dubai go to http://www.pbase.com/helenpb/dubai_pearl_of_the_gulf