Creative Direction Production.
I make people feel what your brand means.
Red Dot Award
Most creative directors come up through the camera. I came up through strategy. So you get one partner from the first idea to the final frame.
Strategy-led, so the content has meaning, made to elevate the brand, not fill the calendar. The brands I work with rebook, because the work is impactful and the relationship is easy.
Nicolas AbouSelected clients
I direct production.
Seven years writing brand strategy before ten directing production. It shows in how I read a brief and what makes the final cut. I direct, shoot, and edit. Or direct while your team executes.
Brand campaigns
Photography and video for product launches, seasonal campaigns, editorial. Concept through final cut.
See the service →Corporate
Conferences, summits, galas, and executive portraits. Photo and video for companies, shot at their best.
See the service →Activations & events
Direction and coverage for brand activations, launches, and live moments. The frames that carry the brand forward.
See the service →Editorial & hospitality
Lookbooks, hotel and spa content, brand environments. Images that make someone book before they read a word.
See the service →Directing brand campaigns and editorial work for clients in Montréal and London.
Brand campaigns
Photography and video for product launches, seasonal campaigns, editorial. Concept through final cut.
See the service →Corporate
Conferences, summits, galas, and executive portraits. Photo and video for companies, shot at their best.
See the service →Activations & events
Direction and coverage for brand activations, launches, and live moments. The frames that carry the brand forward.
See the service →Editorial & hospitality
Lookbooks, hotel and spa content, brand environments. Images that make someone book before they read a word.
See the service →Directing brand campaigns and editorial work for clients in Montréal and London.
In the words of clientsVerified reviews
“Nico's work is always outstanding. He is a pleasure to work with and his photos consistently elevate the brand.”
Caryn Neary
Beyond production
I run Origine Strategic Studio. When the brief needs more than execution, when the foundation has to be built before the campaign goes out, that is where the work lives.
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Every brief leaves better than it arrived.