Messe Basel · Messeplatz · Congress Center Basel

Trade Fair Photographer & Videographer in Basel — delivered in 24 hours

For exhibitors at Messe Basel: an English-speaking photo and video crew travels in from Essen by ICE or via Düsseldorf Airport, 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, no German VAT for Swiss companies, travel shared between exhibitors of the same week.

Messe Basel · MesseplatzFixed packages from €990Delivered within 24 hoursEnglish · German · Arabic · Persian
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How a Basel booking works from Germany

Basel sits directly on the German border. We travel from Essen or Düsseldorf by ICE along the Rhine to Basel Badischer Bahnhof, ten minutes on foot from the Messeplatz, or fly from Düsseldorf to EuroAirport in roughly an hour. Either way we arrive the evening before the first shooting day, cross the Swiss border with our own equipment and are on the stand before the doors open.

Travel and hotel are quoted once per trip and shared between the exhibitors we serve in the same show week: three companies at Swissbau, or two galleries and a brand partner during Art Basel week, split the same amount. Over a two- or three-day booking the travel share becomes a small part of the total, while the packages stay at the fixed euro prices we charge in Düsseldorf or Cologne, €990, €1,490 and €1,990. Switzerland is outside the EU, so Swiss companies are invoiced without German VAT; EU exhibitors with a VAT ID receive a reverse-charge invoice. On the stand we work in English.

Messe Basel: Swissbau, Art Basel, Igeho

Messe Basel is the largest exhibition centre in Switzerland, in Kleinbasel on the right bank of the Rhine, a few tram stops from Basel SBB station. Hall 1 by Herzog & de Meuron, opened in 2013, bridges the Messeplatz with its round opening to the sky and is the image most visitors carry away. Trams 1, 2, 6, 14 and 15 stop underneath it, and the Congress Center Basel is attached to the halls.

Swissbau, the Swiss construction and real-estate fair, fills the halls in January of even years and is where German, Austrian and Italian building-product manufacturers meet the Swiss market. Art Basel in June turns the whole city into an art week, with galleries, brand partners and hospitality companies producing content around the clock. Igeho, the fair for hospitality, hotels and catering, runs in November of odd years, and Fantasy Basel in May draws a young, international crowd.

What we shoot, day by day

On the first morning we are in the hall before opening and photograph the stand while it is still clean: architecture, lighting, signage, product displays and detail. As soon as the Messeplatz fills, the focus moves to your team in genuine conversations, live demonstrations and the aisle traffic in front of your stand. No handshake is staged and no meeting is paused.

On a second or third day we add on-stand interviews with your management, Swiss distributors or customers, product close-ups in the quieter hours and the evening event, whether a Swissbau reception or an Art Basel dinner. Vertical clips can go out while the show is running; the finished films arrive within 24 hours after the show day ends, cut by our remote editing team while you are still in Basel.

Services in Basel

What we produce on your stand

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Stand photography

Architecture, signage and product detail before opening, then atmosphere all day.

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Team & visitors

Real conversations and demos instead of staged handshakes. No meeting is interrupted.

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Recap film

A 30- to 90-second film per show day for LinkedIn, Instagram and your website. Vertical versions included.

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On-stand interviews

Management, distributors or customers on radio mics, subtitled in English, German, Arabic or Persian.

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Art week & evenings

Gallery openings, brand events and receptions during Art Basel or Swissbau, same crew, same delivery.

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Delivered in 24 hours

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

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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

From exhibition stands to brand films

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.

Same fixed packages as in Germany, priced in euro. Swiss companies are invoiced without German VAT, EU companies with a VAT ID receive a reverse-charge invoice. Travel and hotel for Basel are quoted once per trip and shared between exhibitors of the same show week; over two or three show days the travel share is a small part of the total.

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.

Several days at Swissbau, Igeho or during Art Basel week: ask for a combined quote with a single travel share.

Shows we cover in Basel

Messe Basel

Process

Three steps from booking to delivery

Availability & fixed price

Tell us the show, hall and stand number. You get a fixed-price answer within 24 hours, including the shared travel share.

On the stand at Messe Basel

We travel in from Essen the evening before with our own equipment and follow an agreed shot list for stand, team, product and visitors without interrupting a conversation.

Delivered in 24 hours

Edited photos and the cut video via private download link within 24 hours after the show day ends. Two revision rounds included.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

How much does a trade fair photographer in Basel cost?

€990 for two hours on site with at least 30 edited images and a 30-second video, €1,490 for four hours, €1,990 for a full show day, plus a shared travel share. Prices are in euro.

Do Swiss companies pay German VAT, and can we pay in francs?

Swiss companies are outside the EU and are invoiced without German VAT. We quote a fixed amount in euro; your bank converts at the day's rate. EU companies with a VAT ID receive a reverse-charge invoice.

How is the travel cost calculated?

Train or flight from Düsseldorf and the hotel are quoted once per trip and split between the exhibitors we serve in the same week at Messe Basel. Over two or three days at Swissbau or Igeho that single share stays a small item on the quote.

How early should I book?

Six weeks ahead is sensible for Swissbau and Art Basel week, when hotels in Basel fill quickly. Short-notice requests work when we are already in Basel or Zurich that week.

Which language do you work in?

Our working languages are English, German, Arabic and Persian. Briefing, direction and delivery run in English; German covers venue staff and most Swiss partners.

Do we need permission to photograph at Messe Basel?

As an exhibitor you may photograph and film your own stand. We stay within your stand and the aisle in front of it and register in advance where an organiser requires a supplier or press pass. At Art Basel, photography rules inside the halls are strict, so we align the shot list with your gallery or brand team beforehand.

How do you deliver within 24 hours from Basel?

Selected material is uploaded during the day and our editing team in Germany cuts remotely while you are still on the stand. Photos and video arrive as a private download link within 24 hours after the show day ends.

Contact

Your show in Basel — check availability

Tell us the show, hall and stand number and the days you need. You get a fixed-price answer in euro within 24 hours.

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