Originally from Australia and now based in Dubai, Mark is a cinematographer and member of the prestigious ACS.

The past nine years have seen him based in Finland and filming feature films, TV shows and commercials in all continents of the world, before landing in Dubai for a TV show for Lamborghini, which opened a new door to the middle eastern market. With the vast years of international work and experience, he is bringing a fresh eye to the middle eastern market.

Over the past year in the Middle East, Mark has been the DOP for commercial clients such as Mahindra, National Bank Kuwait, Emirates NBD, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, NPCC. And he was fortunate to shoot music videos, feature films with Neha Kakkar, director Nestar Dennis, director Keoni Mars, director Jasem Almuhanna, Nugen media, and director Ramin Sohrab.

NM Productions is an independent production company with core teams in London, Los Angeles, New York and Dubai, with a trusted network of fixers based around the world. Drawing upon a wealth of experience from across the industry they always aim to provide a flexible and dynamic approach to meet the needs of their clients.

Working as a tight-knit team NM Productions is able to adapt its operations to meet the parameters of any project, no matter how big or small. As a company, they always aim to maintain a familiar style of working, remaining efficient and cost-effective, but at the same time not neglecting the element of fun that should be had on production.

Clients include names such as Nike, Aman Hotels, Figleaves, Range Rover, Karmarama, Publicis, Spark44, Braun, Grey, Vogue, Adidas and Timberland, to name a few.

"We get it. The UAE’s got that reputation —  that it’s just bright lights, big city; the Vegas of the Middle East that you see in the news. The truth is that when it comes to shoot locations, we really have this going for us and so much more. From rolling red sand dunes to futuristic space age architecture; from five star to no star, we have it all and it’s all out of this world.

We love it when our clients challenge us to look at our back yard with fresh eyes — the clients who change our perspective and make us look at locations we see every day in a new light. 

More than anything, we love getting out there and scouting for your brief. Whether it comes from our extensive file of shoot locations and ideas, or pounding the pavement until we find that perfect spot, we’re with you until we find the place that’s just right.

We’re going to make you look at the UAE in a way you never thought possible. We hope you enjoy the ride."

Katarina Premfors is a UAE based freelance photographer covering the Middle East since 1992.

Premfors works across a multitude of editorial and commercial genres, and has delivered multi-national campaigns for a broad spectrum of world-leading private and public sector enterprises.

Her clients include global advertising and branding agencies, major corporations and the governments of the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Jordan, Yemen and Afghanistan.

She is available for assignments worldwide, and regularly exhibits her personal and editorial work.

Catalin Marin has been based in Dubai for the past 15 years and for close to 20 years in the Gulf so the fast changes that are happening around the Middle East are nothing new to him.

Having worked with clients and agencies from across the Arab world, Catalin has a love for photographing the people of the region and their daily lives – sometimes driving luxury cars and sometimes entering their camels in beauty competitions.

Magnet is a one-stop-shop for content creation that is self-sufficient, resourceful, and driven. Magnet welcomes briefs from the conceptualisation stage through to post-production. They are based in Dubai, UAE.

Services include creative, stills, film, post production, and talent curation.

They also have an extensive library of unique locations in the Middle East, managed and run by Magnet Locations.

Katarina Premfors is a UAE based freelance photographer covering the Middle East since 1992.

Premfors works across a multitude of editorial and commercial genres, and has delivered multi-national campaigns for a broad spectrum of world-leading private and public sector enterprises. Her clients include global advertising and branding agencies, major corporations and the governments of the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Jordan, Yemen and Afghanistan.

She is available for assignments worldwide, and regularly exhibits her personal and editorial work.

Mark Hobz is an Australian cinematographer who has been based in Dubai since 2018. Having spent the last 9 years in Finland after leaving Australia, as well as travelling around the globe for work, Mark brings a fresh set of eyes to any project using his experience in film and light visuals. His work has covered feature films, commercials, TV shows and music videos. 

Besides working between longer narrative projects and advertising when behind the camera, he also co-produces productions with his knowledge of budgets and brings resourceful solutions to increase production workflow. He also teaches in workshops and assists R&D teams for film products, such as Sekonic and Lupo Lighting, to develop new tools for the industry. Mark's vast experience brings quick solutions and a non-stressful work environment when things get complicated.

Mark's cinematography visual style is very moody and atmospheric where needed. Being a steadicam operator also drives his visuals with movements.

“NM Productions is a full-service production company with core teams in London, LA and Dubai. Working with a global network of trusted fixers across both stills and motion projects, we are able to produce almost anywhere in the world whilst still maintaining a cost-effective and familiar style of production.

To date, we have worked on international projects in Vietnam, Turks and Caicos, India, Madrid, Almeria, Phuket, Abu Dhabi, Mexico, New York and Cape Town.

Clients include names such as Jaguar, Karmarama, Canon, Karen Millen, GQ, Nike, Citi Bank, Skoda, Spark44, Cardhu, Publicis, Pro Evolution Soccer, Grey, Braun and Vogue to name a few.

From art buying and permitting, to location scouting and casting, we are able to manage every aspect of your shoot but are also able to offer individual stand-alone services.”

As an internationally acclaimed commercial, editorial and portrait photographer, Oliver divides his world between London, Paris and Dubai.

With more than 15 years of experience, Oliver is often found at the crossroads of cinematic and theatrical explorations of human conditions, as he photographs some of the most recognisable faces on the planet.

Celebrating personality and amplifying uniqueness while always striving to be real and relatable is Oliverʼs calling card. Being a strong advocate of organic creativity, he has quite the reputation for his skillful use of light and mood to create striking visual breakthroughs that also strike the right chords and achieve diverse briefs and business goals.

His passion for travel, meeting new people and appreciating cultures different from his own lights the fire beneath everything he does. His roster of experiences includes working for the royal families in Bahrain and Dubai, an honour that he cherishes. Some find working with famous people intimidating, but for Oliver, the experience has made him empathetic to the innate human spirit.