Shoayb Khattab

Shoayb Khattab is an award-winning architectural photographer and film director based in Dubai, UAE and Riyadh, KSA, with more than 60 international awards. Trained as an architect, he works at the intersection of design, photography, and film, operating internationally with leading architecture firms, developers, cultural institutions, and governmental bodies.

Over more than a decade, he has built a practice defined by technical precision and a deep reading of the built environment. His background in architecture informs every frame. He reads a building before he photographs it.

60+ international awards. Architizer+ Architectural Photographer of the Year. Architecture Masterprize Architectural Photographer of the Year. Grands Prix du Design Grand Prize. IPA Architecture 1st Place 2025.

Beyond the work itself, Shoayb sits inside the industry: Jury Member for the Architecture Hunter Awards, Committee Member of the Créateurs Design Awards, and a member of Young Arab Leaders under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.