
Institutions & companies
Brand activations, launches and VIP evenings in Dubai.
Launches, pop-ups and VIP evenings for jewellery, watch, automotive and hospitality brands. Product, guests and atmosphere, delivered while the evening is still running.
What we cover
Brand activations
For brands, their PR agencies and event producers who need product, guests and atmosphere covered in one evening, and content for social before it ends.
Product and detail
Pieces, displays and set design photographed alongside the guests.
Guests and talent
VIP arrivals, celebrities and ambassadors, on the carpet and in the room.
Social during the evening
Selected images delivered while the activation is still running.
Short-form film
Vertical and horizontal edits by the same team.
Selected frames
Jewellery, watches, cars and the guests around them.












Before you commission
Rights, people and delivery, agreed in writing.
Image rights
Usage is agreed in writing before the day: internal, press, social or advertising.
NDA and insurance
We sign your NDA before the briefing. An insurance certificate is available on request.
Who attends
Jimmy de Paris leads every commission. You have the team’s names before the day.
Delivery
Same-day selects on request, and the full edited gallery on the date agreed.
How it works
From brief to final files.
- 01
Brief
Your objectives, run of show, key people and how the images will be used.
- 02
Coverage plan
A written plan: who attends, positions, timings and deliverables.
- 03
NDA or insurance
Signed and supplied before the day if required.
- 04
Selects
A first selection the same day on request.
- 05
Final files
The full edited gallery on the agreed date, in the formats you need.
Questions
What companies usually ask.
Can you deliver content during the event?
Yes. A selection of images can be delivered during the evening for your social channels and press, with the full gallery on the agreed date.
Do you photograph celebrities and ambassadors?
Yes, on the carpet and in the room, working with their management and your PR team on approvals.
Who will be photographing?
Jimmy de Paris leads every commission in person. For larger events, photographers and videographers from his team join him. Names are confirmed in writing before the day.
Who owns the images?
Portrait Dubai keeps the copyright and your organisation receives a written licence for the uses agreed in the proposal. A full buyout can be quoted if you need one.
Can you sign an NDA and provide insurance?
Yes. We sign your NDA before the briefing, and provide an insurance certificate on request for venues and organisers that require one.
Do you work outside Dubai?
Yes. We cover Abu Dhabi and every emirate, including Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah, Fujairah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, and travel internationally with clients on request.
Enquiries
Request a proposal
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