Wedding day
From getting ready to the last dance, two photographers and an album that lasts.
from 4,800 USD
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01APhotographer · Dubai · worldwide
Maya Karim
Wedding & portrait photographer based in Dubai, working worldwide.
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Stories on film
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Layla & Omar
Liwa desert, Abu Dhabi · March 2026
A small wedding in the dunes, forty guests and a wind that would not stop. Layla's grandmother cried first, Omar's friends never stopped laughing, and the sun gave us exactly eleven minutes of gold.
Open series
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Natural light portraits
Studio, Al Quoz · 2025–2026
One window, one chair and no rush. Portraits made slowly, with conversation in between and the light doing most of the work.
Open series
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The Rahmans at home
Jumeirah, Dubai · January 2026
No matching outfits, no studio. A Saturday morning at home with three children, one new baby and a grandmother who bakes.
Open series
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Kiln & Co. Café
Alserkal Avenue, Dubai · February 2026
A morning with a ceramics café before opening: the bar, the team, the pastries and the cups they make themselves.
Open series
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Alfama mornings
Lisbon, Portugal · October 2025
Five mornings walking the same hill in Lisbon before the city woke up.
Open series
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- 9
- years
- 180
- weddings
- 14
- countries
In my bag
- Two full-frame mirrorless bodies
- 35mm f/1.4 · 50mm f/1.2 · 85mm f/1.4
- A 1970s film camera with Portra 400
- One small LED light, used rarely
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Ways to work together
Portrait session
Individuals, couples or families, in the studio or somewhere that matters to you.
650 USD
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Brand & business
Team portraits, spaces and products that look like you on your website.
from 1,200 USD
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Kind words
We relive our wedding every time we open the album. She saw moments we did not even know happened.
Layla & Omar
Choosing our photos in her gallery was the easiest part of the whole wedding.
Sara & James
Our new brand photos doubled the bookings on our website within a month.
Kiln & Co. Café
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