EVENT PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEOGRAPHY AGENCY | CANNES & FRENCH RIVIERA

Carl Thomson Photography is an English-speaking event photography and videography agency based in Cannes, working with event agencies, production teams, international brands and private hosts across Monaco and the French Riviera.

We take the coordination of photography and video off your hands—from selecting and briefing the right professionals to managing coverage, editing and delivery—so you can concentrate on running your event. Whether you need one photographer for a reception or a team covering several venues, you have one point of contact throughout.

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Selected Clients

LinkedIn · Bloomberg · Microsoft · Pernod Ricard · Rituals . Meta . WPP . Tubi . Fox . Riviera Radio

Event Photography by Location

Cannes | Monaco | Nice | French Riviera

Corporate Event & Conference Photography

From keynote speakers and panel discussions to networking and exhibitor stands, we capture the people and details your client needs to see. Coverage is planned around your programme, with additional photographers available for simultaneous sessions and multiple venues.

Your brief guides the priorities: key guests, sponsor visibility, audience engagement and photographs for press, internal communications and future event promotion.

An outdoor conference or presentation taking place on a deck overlooking the ocean. A large audience is seated facing a stage where two speakers are engaged in discussion. The background features boats on the water and mountains in the distance.

Luxury Brand Events & VIP Hospitality

Discreet photography for brand activations, product launches, yacht receptions, gala dinners and private celebrations. We work alongside your organisers and hospitality teams, balancing essential photographs with natural coverage of the guest experience.

From the setting and styling to personal interactions, we create a complete record of the occasion while respecting the atmosphere and your guests’ privacy.

A group of women dressed in yellow and white striped outfits with matching large umbrellas, standing on a wooden dock with the ocean in the background, posing for a photoshoot near Carlton Cannes The Beach Club.

Event Videography & Social Content

Bring your event to a wider audience with highlight films, interviews and vertical video for social media. Our photographers and videographers work to a shared brief, coordinating their coverage around your programme.

We agree formats, key messages and editing deadlines before the event, so your marketing team knows what to expect and when.

An awards ceremony stage with a large screen displaying 'CANNES LIONS' and a man in a suit speaking at the podium. The audience is seated facing the stage with spotlights and bright lights overhead.

One Brief. One Point of Contact.

When you’re managing an event, you need your photography and video team to arrive prepared, understand the priorities and communicate clearly.

We coordinate the crew, shot list and delivery schedule with your agency or in-house team. If timings or requirements change, you have one person to contact who can coordinate the response.

Photographs are professionally edited and delivered through a private online gallery. Selected images during the event, same-day previews and accelerated turnaround can be arranged in advance for time-sensitive press and social coverage.

Two people sitting on chairs on a stage in front of a large digital screen, with an audience watching. The woman on the left has blonde hair, is smiling, and is wearing a white shirt and black pants. The man on the right has gray hair, is smiling, and is wearing glasses, a white shirt, and blue jeans. There is a small table with a flower arrangement and hand sanitizer in front of them.

A night view of a marina with boats docked in calm water, illuminated by colorful lights, and a cityscape with buildings and mountains in the background.

Event Coverage Across the French Riviera

We cover conferences, festivals and hospitality programmes in Cannes, Monaco, Nice, Antibes and Saint-Tropez—from congress venues and beachfront hotels to private villas and yachts.

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We also cover client events during MIPIM, TFWA, the Monaco Grand Prix, Monaco Yacht Show and Cannes Yachting Festival.

TELL US ABOUT YOUR EVENT

Share your dates, venue, approximate coverage hours and whether you need photography, video or both. If you already have an event brief or production schedule, send it over.

We’ll confirm availability and prepare a proposal covering the team, deliverables and timings.

Please complete the enquiry form below or send us an email directly

e: info@carltphoto.com