Zakaria Deraoui

Zakaria Deraoui is a Moroccan visual professional based in Doha, Qatar, working across photography, video production, editorial storytelling, and professional drone cinematography. His visual journey has taken him far beyond the stadium. As part of an international promotional tour connected to Qatar’s World Cup story, Zakaria travelled across numerous countries and major capitals alongside H.E. Sheikh Ahmed bin Hamad bin Nasser bin Jassim Al Thani, documenting the journey through photography and video. The campaign reached audiences across social media, television, and international destinations, giving Zakaria the opportunity to work across diverse cultures, cities, and visual environments throughout Europe, the Americas, the Arab world, and beyond. His experience also includes the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™, where he worked within the atmosphere of one of the world’s most significant sporting events. From ground-level documentary coverage to cinematic aerial imagery, Zakaria brings together travel, sport, production, and visual storytelling with a sharp contemporary eye and a strong sense of place.