Image Credits
Every photograph used on this site is listed below with its photographer and source. The Unsplash Licence permits commercial use without permission and without attribution. Crediting is a choice rather than an obligation, and it belongs on a site that asks readers to check where its figures come from.
Photographs
| Image | Subject | Photographer | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
 | The Burj Khalifa rising above the illuminated skyline of Downtown Dubai at night | ZQ Lee | Unsplash |
 | The Abu Dhabi city skyline seen across the water in daylight | Imtiyaz Ali | Unsplash |
 | Modern high-rise towers of a financial district against a hazy sky | Vlad Ion | Unsplash |
 | Rows of server racks in a data centre with patch cables running between them | Taylor Vick | Unsplash |
 | A bundle of fibre optic strands carrying blue light in a dark room | Denny Müller | Unsplash |
 | A container ship loaded alongside a quay under floodlights at night | LoboStudio Hamburg | Unsplash |
 | Robotic arms on an automated manufacturing line inside a factory | Simon Kadula | Unsplash |
 | The lounge area of a modern hotel with tables and low lighting | Marek Okon | Unsplash |
 | An empty hospital corridor with seating along one wall | Tasha Kostyuk | Unsplash |
 | The curved facade of a modern institutional building seen from below | Peter Ivey-Hansen | Unsplash |
 | An electrical substation with transmission pylons and overhead lines | Sam LaRussa | Unsplash |
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