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Harpist playing beside a champagne tower at a poolside evening

Private clients

Private evenings, family portraits, estates and yachts.

For families, family offices and their guests in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and wherever they travel. Nothing is published without your sign-off.

Discretion

Three promises, in writing.

Nothing is published

No image appears on our website, portfolio or social media, or is shared with a venue or press, without your written approval.

You decide who sees the files

Photographs are delivered in a private gallery open only to the people you name. Files are deleted from our servers on request once you have them.

An NDA before the first call

If you prefer, we sign your NDA, or ours, before any details are shared. Your family office or assistant can be the only point of contact.

What we photograph

A small team you will see again.

Jimmy de Paris photographs every private commission himself. Many families and family offices first reach us through the concierge of their hotel.

A candlelit outdoor dining table beneath illuminated high-rise buildings.
Black-and-white candid of tuxedoed guests lighting cigars and talking in a crowded night lounge

Private and VIP events

Birthdays, anniversaries, dinners and celebrations at home, on a yacht or in a palace hotel, photographed without interrupting the evening.

  • Discreet coverage by a small, consistent team
  • Film on request
  • Same-night selects for the host
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Couple with baby in wooden frame, Burj Al Arab view
Mother and children on beach before Burj Al Arab

Family portraits

Family portraits at home, in a palace hotel or on the beach, planned around the children and the light rather than a fixed schedule.

  • Location chosen with you or your concierge
  • Relaxed sessions of one to two hours
  • Fine-art prints and albums
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Man in a black tuxedo standing before a lit Mediterranean villa courtyard with fountain and luxury cars at dusk
Two women in black cocktail dresses playing metallic chess in a yacht lounge overlooking the coast

Estates and yachts

Residences, villas and yachts photographed for the family archive, a sale or a charter, with or without the people who live in them.

  • Architecture, interiors and details
  • Portraits of the family in their home
  • Art, objects and collections in place
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Selected frames

Evenings, places and details.

Shown with the permission of the hosts. Most private work is never shown at all.

How it works

Quietly, from the first message.

  1. 01

    A private call

    With you, your assistant or your family office, on the channel you prefer.

  2. 02

    NDA if you wish

    Signed before any details are shared.

  3. 03

    A plan

    Timings, locations and who will attend, agreed in advance.

  4. 04

    The day

    A small team, dressed for the occasion, working around your guests.

  5. 05

    Your sign-off

    A private gallery, and nothing leaves it without your approval.

Questions

What private clients usually ask.

What is never posted?

Anything from a private commission. We do not publish, tag or share images from private clients on our website, portfolio or social media, and we do not send them to venues or press, unless you approve a specific image in writing.

Who sees the photographs?

Only the people you name. Files are delivered through a private gallery, and we can delete them from our servers once you confirm you have received them.

Will you sign an NDA?

Yes, yours or ours, before the first call if you prefer. Many family offices and assistants handle the whole commission on the family’s behalf.

Can you photograph at our residence, on our yacht or abroad?

Yes. We work in private homes and on yachts in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah, Fujairah, Ajman and Umm Al Quwain, and travel internationally with families on request.

Do you photograph children?

Yes, and sessions are planned around them. Images of children are never published without the parents’ written consent.

Which hotels do you work in?

Most palace hotels in the UAE, including Atlantis The Royal, One&Only Royal Mirage, One&Only One Za’abeel, Mandarin Oriental Jumeira, Burj Al Arab, Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab, Bvlgari Resort Dubai, Four Seasons Resort Dubai, Raffles The Palm.

Which languages do you speak?

English, French, Russian and Ukrainian.

Enquiries

Write privately

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