Dawood Shaikh

Dubai, UAE

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Dawood Shaikh, Senior Professional Photographer in Dubai, UAE

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The studio · scrubbed by your scroll

Selected work

A few samples of my work

Keep scrolling. The studio moves with you: I will look through the frames with you, left, right, and down into the full gallery.

The instrument

Medium format.
No shortcuts.

The studio runs on Hasselblad glass, Profoto light and a habit of planning every frame before the first exposure. Turn it over: scroll.

Behind the camera

Ten years of
planned light

I have spent the last decade behind a camera in Dubai, building images for brands, agencies and people who care how they are seen. The studio runs on tungsten light, medium format glass and an unreasonable attention to the frame.

Most days you will find me shooting product sets before noon and portfolio sessions after. Event weeks are their own animal. Every job gets the same treatment: plan the light, respect the subject, deliver on time.

Years shooting
10+
Completed shoots
400+
Brands served
60+
Gallery delivery
72h

In the bag: Hasselblad H-system · Profoto lighting · Canon EOS R5 · 35 / 50 / 85 / 100MM primes

Dawood Shaikh in the studio, camera in hand
Self portrait · F/2 · 50MM

Commissions

What I shoot

Product Photography

Catalogue sets, hero shots and campaign imagery for brands that need their product to look inevitable.

Full studio setup · Retouched selects · E-commerce and campaign crops

From AED 1,500 / set

Model Portfolios

Portfolio and editorial sessions that give agencies exactly what they ask for, and a few frames they did not expect.

Concept and styling direction · Studio or location · Agency-ready retouching

From AED 2,000 / session

Event Coverage

Launches, galas and conferences shot like film stills. Same-night previews for your social team.

Full or half day coverage · Same-night preview set · Complete edited gallery in 72h

From AED 2,500 / day

Word of mouth

Dawood shot our entire launch catalogue in two days and the images carried the campaign for a year.

Marketing Director · Consumer electronics brand, Dubai

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Bookings

Let’s plan
the shot

Tell me what you are making and when you need it. I reply within one working day, usually faster on WhatsApp.

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Or write to hello@dawoodshaikh.com