Olga Lobanova

Russian-born and Dubai-based, Olga is the founder and photographer of Sand in the City; a photographic exploration of Dubai's stylish and extraordinary creatures roaming around the city. After being inspired by similar projects around the globe, she decided to start Sand in the City, which has now become a premier online resource for street fashion photography in the UAE. If you're wondering where the name Sand in the City came from, well, the blog was named after Olga has experienced a heavy sandstorm in Dubai!