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Hotel Photographer with a Gulf Audience
London-based · Audience in Saudi Arabia, UAE & Qatar
For Hotels
London-based · Audience in Saudi Arabia, UAE & Qatar
Mariya Harley is a London-based travel and fashion photographer whose 105K-follower audience on @mariyaharleylife is concentrated in the Gulf — Saudi Arabia (~43%), the United Arab Emirates (~12%) and Qatar (~9%), with Italy and Spain making up most of the rest. That makes her one of the few UK-based photographers who reach the Middle East’s highest-spending luxury travellers directly, rather than a generic Western following.
For a European or UK hotel that wants Gulf guests — or a Gulf property that wants a creator who speaks to that market in an editorial register — a residency delivers two things at once: broadcast-quality photography the marketing team can use everywhere, and authentic distribution to an audience already planning luxury travel. Past properties include Raffles Doha, Raffles Dubai, Orient Express Venezia and Rixos Premium Dubrovnik.
Proof
A single two-night stay at Rixos Premium Dubrovnik produced 170K reach, 3,300 likes and 300 saves — alongside 20–30 retouched editorial photographs and 2–3 cinematic Reels the property keeps with full commercial usage rights. That is the model: professional assets your marketing team uses everywhere, plus distribution to an audience that is already planning luxury travel.
Frequently Asked
Gulf travellers are among the highest-spending luxury guests in Europe and the Middle East. Mariya Harley’s 105K-follower audience on @mariyaharleylife is concentrated in Saudi Arabia (~43%), the UAE (~12%) and Qatar (~9%), so a collaboration puts a property directly in front of that exact market — something few UK-based photographers can offer.
Past Middle East and Gulf-relevant projects include Raffles Doha in Qatar (suite and interiors) and Raffles Dubai in the UAE (beach and grounds), alongside European properties popular with Gulf travellers such as Orient Express Venezia in Italy and Rixos Premium Dubrovnik in Croatia.
A standard package includes 20–30 retouched editorial photographs (suite, F&B, common areas, architectural details), 2–3 cinematic Reels of 15–30 seconds, Instagram Stories coverage with location tags and a booking link, plus full commercial usage rights for the hotel’s website, OTAs and brochures.
A full-day editorial hotel shoot in London typically runs £1,500–£3,500 depending on deliverables, usage rights and crew. Gifted collaborations — a two-night stay minimum — are available for boutique and luxury properties in exchange for editorial content, social distribution and full commercial usage rights.
Editorial photography plus distribution to a Saudi, UAE and Qatar audience — in one residency.
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