A new exhibition has landed in Dubai International Airport and you’re going to want to see it.

Now, as well as getting ready to jet off on your holidays, you get to travel to the furthest corners of the globe without even leaving the terminal.

How? All you have to do is wheel your carry-on down to Terminal 3 and take a stroll through the Arabian Corridor, a collection of some of the best works from wildlife photographer Chris Fallows.

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The South African photographer is no amateur when it comes to taking pictures of nature’s finest during his career — he’s swum with great white sharks and crept around lions just to get the best shot.

If you’re rushing to your gate, but still want to enjoy a whistle-stop tour of the wildlife corridor, Fallows tells Time Out Dubai about the two photographs you should catch on your way through:

“The first is The Final Act. This was the last ever photograph taken of False Bay, South Africa’s famous flying great white sharks that sadly have been wiped out in just the past eight years due to overfishing and archaic shark nets.

“It is a very powerful photograph detailing the tenuous foothold facing many of our planet’s most iconic species.”

“The second artwork is After the fall, the Rise. This photograph shows an awe inspiring 15ft wide humpback whale’s fluke, triumphantly lofted high, as if celebrating life.

It is a powerful symbol of hope, and when viewed along with The Final Act, highlights the two very different outcomes and choices we can make as to the future of our planet and its biodiversity.”

Passionate about capturing ‘the moment’, Fallows shares how he swam side by side with a shark for hours, which eventually led to his favourite piece in the collection, Elements.

Coming up close with the great white, he says:“This super predator could easily have killed me, as with many of the other icons I photograph whilst unprotected in the wild, but instead chose tolerance and acceptance. It is such a powerful lesson as to how we should learn to live with wildlife and each other.”

Now onto the next project, Fallows shared that his next stops will stretch from Alaska to Africa, but not before hopefully capturing some of what the Dubai desert has to offer.

Teasing a little of what we can expect next, he says: “It’s Mauritius at the end of June to photograph huge bull sperm whales, Alaska in July and August for brown bears, followed by Namibia in September for its amazing scenery and wildlife. For me, any destination where I can have all my senses engaged and be inspired by the natural world, is bucket-list-worthy.”

If all this talk of photography has got you itching to get behind the lens on your next trip, Fallows recommends the Canon Eos R50 as a “Very solid all-round starter camera that won’t break the bank.” Sounds like a good place to start.

Now open at Dubai International Airport, be sure to squeeze in some time for the Arabian Corridor before boarding.

Open 24 hours. Terminal 3, Dubai International Airport. chrisfallows.com.

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