Corporate and executive portrait photography, Singapore
Executive portraits that make your leaders look as credible as your organisation
No more mismatched headshots on your leadership page.
One consistent look across every leader, sittings that fit a CEO's diary, and files ready for print, press and LinkedIn.
*Takes two minutes. We reply within 24 hours.
1 5 years photographing people at work for organisations that publish
Their photographs ran in annual reports, sustainability reports, campaign material, careers pages and press kits.
What our clients say
What are you responsible for?
Your leadership team, ready for the annual report and the next announcement. One consistent look across every leader, in sittings that fit their diaries.
Every headshot on your website and LinkedIn should match, from the CEO to last month's new joiner. We photograph your team on site and keep the setup on record for future hires.
Photographs of your real people and places, made to your brand guidelines and licensed for the channels you name.
*Run a plant, a shipyard or a laboratory? See industrial photography.
Every photograph you make is an argument. We start with where the image will live and then decide how to make it.
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Corporate and campaign photography
For annual reports, sustainability reports, brand campaigns, investor materials and website builds. Every setup is shot to a written brief that names the channel, the crop and the message. A single shoot day usually produces 10 to 20 finished images.
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Executive and leadership portraits
For board profiles, media features, investor decks, conference programmes and LinkedIn. Senior people are busy, self conscious and often running late. We plan for all three. See our executive and personal branding work
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Employer brand and workplace photography
For careers pages, recruitment campaigns, EVP launches and internal communications. Candidates can tell a real team from a staged one in about half a second. We photograph the real one and make it look good.
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Industrial and facility photography
For operational sites, plants, yards and production floors, including permit controlled environments. See our industrial photography page
For the person in front of the camera
Most leaders are with us for 15-30 minutes. You see each frame on a screen as we shoot, and you approve your portrait before it goes anywhere. Hair and make-up can be arranged.
How you can work with us
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Step one. The brief.
A structured session, in person or on a call. We cover the objective, the channels, the brand guidelines, the key messages and the people involved. You get a written brief back before anything is booked. If a previous shoot went wrong, this is usually the step that was skipped.
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Step two. Pre-production.
Location recce where access allows. Shot list built against the brief. A schedule shaped around your people, because a CFO with a nine minute window is a scheduling problem before it is a photography problem. Hair and makeup arranged where the project calls for it. Consent and talent releases handled up front.
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Step three. The shoot.
Tethered, with live review on a screen. Your team sees the frames as we make them and signs off on the day. We keep the footprint small and we look after the people being photographed. Most of them are nervous. Handling that is part of the job.
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Step four. Delivery.
Edited selects with a deployment note: which image for which channel, crops for print and digital, caption guidance, and a file naming system your team can still navigate a year later. Full resolution files, with usage rights defined in the contract.
Who photographs your people?
Not a junior sent after the pitch. I have spent 15 years photographing people in professional settings. My documentary work is collected by the National Museum of Singapore, has been exhibited at Noorderlicht in the Netherlands and at Dali in China, and is published in two books. I also lead the visual storytelling curriculum for the Asia Journalism Fellowship. That background is why the pictures hold up next to serious writing.
Photographer’s Bio
Zakaria Zainal is the director and lead photographer. He is the author of several books on Singapore history, commissioned by the National Museum of Singapore and the National Heritage Board. His documentary project, the Singapore Gurkha Trilogy, has been exhibited internationally at Noorderlicht in the Netherlands and the Dali International Photography Exhibition in China, and was awarded the Fotovisura Grant. He has given two TEDx talks and holds an MA in Digital Management from Hyper Island. He has been an adjunct lecturer at Nanyang Technological University.
Most commercial studios start with the light. Zakaria starts with the person. Fifteen years of documentary work — including the Gurkha Trilogy, commissioned books for the National Museum of Singapore, and international exhibition credits — changes how you read a room before you've touched a camera.
FAQs
How much time does each leader need?
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Most leaders are done in 15-25 minutes. We set up before they arrive, so the diary slot is all the time they give.
Can you keep the look the same across Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta?
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Yes. We record the lighting, lens and background for each look, so a portrait made in Jakarta matches one made at in Singapore.
Who owns the photographs, and where can we use them?
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You get a licence for the uses you name in the brief: annual report, website, press, LinkedIn. We agree it in writing before the shoot.
How fast can we have the images?
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A first selection in 2 working days and the full retouched set in 5. Faster for announcements, by arrangement.
What does it cost?
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Leadership portraits start at SGD 750 for up to 5 people, including production and creative costs, retouching and licence. Every brief gets a written quote within 24 hours.
Can you work to our brand guidelines?
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Yes. Send them with the brief. We match background, colour and crop, and show you test frames before the session.
Do you arrange hair and make-up?
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Yes, on request. For our best clients who understand visuals, everyone had hair and make-up arranged.
One shoot, six jobs
From annual report cover to media and press kit, every file we deliver is named and grouped by the job it does. Your team should not have to open forty images to find the one for the newsletter.
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What the photograph has to do?
Hold a headline and a caption at full bleed.
How we shoot for it?
Wide frame with clean space for type
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What the photograph has to do?
Answer "what is it like to work here"
How we shoot for it?
Real work, real desks, real faces
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What the photograph has to do?
Read as senior and approachable at once
How we shoot for it?
Controlled portrait, quiet background
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What the photograph has to do?
Survive heavy cropping on mobile
How we shoot for it?
Wide, centre weighted, generous margins
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What the photograph has to do?
Work at thumbnail size
How we shoot for it?
Tight crop, one strong subject
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What the photograph has to do?
Be usable by an editor with no brief
How we shoot for it?
High resolution, captioned, no logo clutter
Send us a brief
Tell us what the images are for and where they need to go. You get an itemised proposal, usually within two working days. You can email us at hello@zainalandzainal.com
Your branding collaterals can look just like this. See 3 case studies below.
Flo Energy
Here, creativity meets opportunity. Whatever you're building, we're here to help you take the first step with confidence. Driven by curiosity and built on purpose, this is where bold thinking meets thoughtful execution. Let’s create something meaningful together.
“I engaged Zak to capture photos for our corporate culture, and he did a fantastic job despite a tight one-day schedule. He coordinated the shoot smoothly and put everyone at ease, bringing out their best.”
— Jun, Flo Energy
How do you highlight the zest of youth and a vibrant campus lifestyle while also create visuals assets that enhance performance marketing on social media? Our studio is proud to project manage and photograph a diverse set of visual assets to showcase SIM GE as a great place to study and play. At the heart remains: their people.
“Zack has been a joy to work with, as he brings a positive attitude to support our vision of the photography project entrusted to him. He is quick to offer his perspective and will readily work with clients to ensure that goals are achieved. Overall, my team and I have had a positive working experience with Z&Z.”
— Vi Vien, Senior Regional Marketing Manager, SIM
SIM Global Education
ZEISS
Our studio spearheaded this employer branding project photographing ZEISS employees at work across their business units — highlighting a diverse workforce, cutting-edge technology and a great place to work.
Sectors we have photographed
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Sustainability report photography and workforce portraits. Seatrium. MAN power plant, Belawan, Indonesia.
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Production floors, technical teams and capability imagery. GF Piping, Malaysia. Venator, Malaysia. HH Stainless, Jurong.
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Machines, researchers and controlled environments across multiple sites. NAMIC.
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Campaign portraits, campus and gallery environments. National University of Singapore. NTU Centre for Contemporary Art.
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Interiors, occupied spaces and operations. Cushman & Wakefield. Helutrans Artmove.
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Vertical farming environments for an international investor campaign. Skygreens for Pictet.
What our clients say