A 270° panorama taken from the 42nd floor of the Shangri-La Hotel in Dubai, capturing an unforgettable sunrise in front of the most incredible city I've ever visited.

I arrived in Dubai invited by the Xposure Photo Festival to receive the award I was honored to win with my best photo ever taken in the Dolomites. As soon as I got there, I realized this city would offer me many opportunities to shoot different panoramas from my usual extreme 360° nature shots. However, despite exploring a lot, cityscapes just didn't resonate with me. One occasion changed my mind: an incredible sunrise that made me reflect on how fortunate I was to have this trip funded and the chance to create beautiful memories from this experience.

I shot this 270° panorama and processed it a few months later, just as I received the communication that the festival invited me to exhibit my work in my own pavilion. This photo represents a series of incredible successes for me, and I must be grateful for all of this while striving to do even better.