ADNEC · Abu Dhabi · 1.5 hours from Dubai

Trade Fair Photographer & Videographer in Abu Dhabi

For exhibitors at ADNEC Abu Dhabi, from ADIPEC to IDEX: a small European crew that already works the Dubai halls photographs and films your stand (booth), team and product, and delivers publish-ready photos and video within 24 hours after the show day ends. Fixed euro prices, travel shared with the Dubai shows of the same week.

ADNEC · ADIPEC · IDEX · WFESFixed packages from €990Delivered within 24 hoursEnglish · Arabic · German · Persian
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The venue

ADNEC Abu Dhabi in facts

Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, ADNEC, is the capital's exhibition ground, in the Capital Centre district on Khaleej Al Arabi Street. A long row of interconnected halls runs along a central concourse, with conference rooms above, a marina hall at the water for the naval side of the defence shows and hotels attached to the complex. Zayed International Airport is about half an hour away, the Corniche and the hotel districts fifteen to twenty minutes.

From Dubai, ADNEC is roughly an hour and a half along the E11 motorway. That distance matters for the way we plan: Abu Dhabi rarely needs a trip of its own. A crew that is in Dubai for a DWTC show drives down for your show day and back in the evening, or stays in Abu Dhabi for the week if the show is the anchor of the trip. Either way the flights from Germany are quoted once and shared.

One clarification, because the names are close: WETEX is a Dubai show and is not held at ADNEC. Abu Dhabi's energy weeks are ADIPEC in November and the World Future Energy Summit in January as part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week.

Calendar

The big shows at ADNEC

ADIPEC in November is the largest week of the year: oil, gas and energy across every hall, national pavilions, ministerial visits and a conference programme that runs in parallel. Exhibitors here need a clean stand set before the delegations arrive, interviews with their technical leadership and a recap the sales team can send to clients who could not travel. The World Future Energy Summit in January gathers renewable energy, water and waste technology, with a strong share of European and Asian exhibitors.

IDEX, with NAVDEX at the marina hall, is the defence and security show in February of odd-numbered years and brings its own media rules: photography is restricted in parts of the venue and around official delegations, and we follow the organiser's briefing to the letter. The Abu Dhabi International Book Fair in spring, and a stream of conferences and award ceremonies through the year, round off the calendar. If your show is not named here, send us the date and hall.

On site

How we work an ADNEC show day and a combined Gulf trip

The routine is the same as at Dubai World Trade Centre. We are on your stand before the doors open, photograph the empty architecture and products, then the team, then visitors and conversations as the halls fill, always from the edge of the stand. Interviews are recorded in a quiet slot with lavalier microphones and our own light, subtitled in English and Arabic. Footage is uploaded at midday and after closing, and the editing team in Germany cuts while you are still at the show.

Combined trips are the normal case for Abu Dhabi. When ADIPEC runs in the same weeks as Big 5 Global or Beautyworld Middle East in Dubai, one crew covers both cities and the travel line is divided between all exhibitors of that trip. An exhibitor who shows at ADIPEC and at a Dubai show in the same season pays the flights once. Delivery follows the same rule everywhere: edited photos and finished video within 24 hours after the show day ends, first photos the same evening.

Services in Abu Dhabi

What we produce on your stand

📷

Stand photography

Empty-stand set before opening, product and pavilion detail, then the stand busy with delegations and visitors.

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Team & conversations

Consultations, technical demos and handshakes with delegations, photographed without interrupting them.

🎬

Recap film

A 30-second highlight film in every package, a 90-second film with Full Day, cut for LinkedIn and client mailings.

🎤

On-stand interviews

Statements from leadership, engineers and partners, recorded with lavalier microphones, subtitled in English and Arabic.

📱

Vertical clips

9:16 clips for Instagram, TikTok and LinkedIn, shot in parallel with the main coverage.

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Delivered within 24 hours

Edited photos and finished video within 24 hours after the show day, via a private download link.

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Delivered within 24 hours after the event ends

A post with your stand while the show is still running gets seen and shared. That is why every package includes finished photos and video within 24 hours after the event ends — first images usually the same day. Two revision rounds included.

  • A first edited selection while the show day is still running
  • Zero admin for you — you stay with your visitors
  • Formats ready for LinkedIn, PR, your website and social
Our work in the Gulf

From World Vape Show to brand stages

PrimarkRTL AdGroupRalph LaurenHumanscaleYOOZLütz GmbH
Video & social

Landscape recap, vertical reels

A sample from our production: the event recap for your website and LinkedIn — below it, native 9:16 footage for Reels, Shorts and Stories, shot in parallel with the main coverage.

Event recap · YOOZ

Event reel · izy

Brand event · YOOZ

Trade fair clip · Vapes Bars

Packages

Clear packages. No surprises.

The same fixed packages as in Germany, priced in euro. Flights and hotel for the Gulf are quoted once per trip and shared between exhibitors of the same show week, in Abu Dhabi and Dubai together. Companies outside the EU are invoiced without German VAT.

Compact

Trade Fair Basic

€990
excl. VAT · 2 hours on site
  • 2 hours of photo and video
  • at least 30 edited images
  • Highlight video (30 seconds)
  • 1 vertical social clip (9:16, Reels & TikTok)
  • Stand, atmosphere & detail shots
  • Ready to upload for web, LinkedIn & social media
  • Delivered within 24 hours
  • Unlimited usage rights included
Check availabilityQuote by e-mail
Full day

Trade Fair Full Day

€1,990
excl. VAT · full show day
  • 8 hours — the full show day
  • at least 120 edited images
  • Highlight video (30 sec.) + trade fair film (90 sec.)
  • 3 vertical social clips (9:16, Reels & TikTok)
  • On-stand interviews included
  • Stand, atmosphere & detail shots
  • Ready to upload for web, LinkedIn & social media
  • Delivered within 24 hours
  • Unlimited usage rights included
  • Additional show days: tiered pricing on request
Check availabilityQuote by e-mail
Production

Multi-camera stage & interview

on request
Conferences, keynotes, panels
  • 2–4 cameras, full stage capture
  • Audio from radio mics or the desk
  • Lit interview setup
  • Multilingual subtitles
  • Separate cut per speaker
Check availability

Add-on: On-stand interview + extended highlight video (approx. 90 sec.) €190

Payment: 50 % on booking, 50 % on the show day. Delivery after full payment.

ADIPEC plus a Dubai show in the same season, or several show days at ADNEC: ask for a combined quote with a single travel share.

Shows and venues

Abu Dhabi shows we cover, and the neighbouring pages

Process

Three steps to your ADNEC coverage

Show, hall and stand number

Send the show, your hall and stand number and the days you need. We confirm availability and a fixed price within 24 hours, including the travel share for that week.

Badges and plan per day

You register our exhibitor badges, we agree the shot list and, for IDEX and ADIPEC, the organiser's media rules.

Shoot and deliver

We are on the stand before the doors open, upload during the day and deliver the edited set within 24 hours after the show day ends.

FAQ

Questions exhibitors ask about Abu Dhabi

What does a trade fair photographer in Abu Dhabi cost?

Basic €990 for two hours, Professional €1,490 for four hours, Full Day €1,990 for eight hours, all fixed. Flights and hotel are quoted once per trip and shared between the exhibitors we cover in Abu Dhabi and Dubai in the same week.

Do UAE companies pay German VAT?

No. Companies registered outside the EU are invoiced without German VAT. We need your company name, address and a registration or tax number, and the invoice is in euro.

How does 24-hour delivery work from ADNEC?

The shooter uploads footage at midday and after the hall closes. The editing team in Germany, two to three hours behind Abu Dhabi, cuts in the Pixer template during their own working day. First photos arrive the same evening, the finished set by the next morning at the latest.

Which languages does the crew speak?

English, Arabic, German and Persian, for the briefing, on the stand and in interview subtitles.

How early should we book for ADIPEC or IDEX?

Four to six weeks ahead is ideal, because we build the Gulf trip around several exhibitors in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. If we are already in the UAE for a Dubai show, a day at ADNEC can often be added at short notice.

Can you also cover our launch or evening reception in Abu Dhabi?

Yes. Product launches, hospitality evenings and stage moments around the show are covered by the same crew on the same trip, with the same 24-hour delivery.

How is travel shared between Abu Dhabi and Dubai?

Flights from Germany and hotel nights are quoted once for the trip and divided between all exhibitors covered on that trip, whichever city they are in. The drive between Dubai and ADNEC is part of the trip, not an extra line.

Contact

Your show in Abu Dhabi: check availability

Tell us the show, your hall and stand number and the days you need. You get a fixed-price answer within 24 hours, including the shared travel line for that week.

We reply within 24 hours. During a show week, WhatsApp is fastest.