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IMAGINARIUM CRUISE
A playful, studio-based photographic guest experience designed for onboard cruise environments.
Step into a world of costume, character, and imagination — where guests can take part in light, cinematic portrait experiences that range from expressive to humorous and theatrical.
HOW IT WORKS
A compact studio setup is created onboard using an infinity curve or simple backdrop within a dedicated cabin or allocated space.
Guests can opt into short, guided portrait sessions, choosing from a range of themes — from smart-casual to more playful, costume-based concepts.
Wardrobe, props, and direction are kept simple and controlled, ensuring each session runs smoothly and remains visually consistent with the overall experience.
Sessions are designed to be efficient and unobtrusive, operating within the natural rhythm of the ship.
Final images are delivered as polished, high-quality keepsakes from the voyage.
AS YOU ARE
Guests are photographed as they choose to present themselves — in their own clothing, with subtle styling that reflects their personality and sense of ease.
Working within a clean, controlled studio setting, portraits are guided but relaxed, resulting in images that feel natural, composed, and quietly distinctive.
Simple additions such as sunglasses, scarves, or small personal details can be incorporated, adding texture and individuality without shifting the tone.
The result is a contemporary, stylised portrait that captures presence rather than performance — a refined visual record of the voyage.
Uncle Federico Galimberti
Fratelli Italiani -The Brothers Galimberti
Step into a constructed world of image and identity — where friends are seen, shaped, and reimagined together.
Victor
with favourite companions. His Tag Heur watch and Northface cap
My Self- Portraits
Hunter S. Thompson's Gonzo Aesthetic
Our Man in Havana
Bond. James Bond.
PLAYFUL CONCEPT SERIES
A curated selection of imaginative, themed portrait concepts that introduce humour, character, and visual storytelling.
This is where imagination takes over.
From bold costume and character-driven scenes to subtle satire, pop-inspired compositions, and moments of light or dark humour, guests are invited to step beyond themselves and into something unexpected.
Most portraits are created within a compact onboard studio environment, using simple sets, props, and controlled lighting — though concepts can extend into other areas of the ship or even ashore when the opportunity allows.
The result is a series of images that are expressive, distinctive, and often surprising — capturing not just how guests look, but how they choose to play.
Composite Portraits
Selected portraits combine real locations with studio photography, placing guests into cinematic or graphic environments inspired by the journey.
Backgrounds are captured during the voyage, with guests photographed onboard and seamlessly integrated into each scene — creating bold, polished images using only original photography, never AI.
Hong Kong Blade Runner Buddies
Biking Vietnam
Vague Magazine
Sunbanned
Pop People
Saigoncrazee
Imaginarium Cruise offers a series of adaptable portrait concepts that draw on cinema, print culture, and the visual language of travel.
Guests may find themselves stepping into scenes that echo classic film imagery, vintage magazine covers, or the romance of mid-century travel — each one carefully constructed, yet open to interpretation.
The approach remains deliberately flexible and light in its execution, allowing a wide range of visual ideas to be realised within compact onboard spaces.
Quick to install and unobtrusive in operation, the experience can adapt to different settings, schedules, and guest groups — while maintaining a distinctive and memorable visual result.
MORE IDEAS AND CONCEPTS AT A GLANCE
Life's a Beach
Mock Polaroids
Mock Travel and Airline Posters
Classic Airline & Travel
Mock Ads
Have some fun advertising yourself
IMAGINARIUM CRUISE is a travelling portrait studio — a flexible, onboard photographic experience designed to engage guests in a variety of creative and cinematic ways.
Working within the spaces of the ship, compact studio setups can be introduced quickly and unobtrusively, allowing guests to step in and take part in a range of portrait styles — from relaxed and refined to playful, character-led, and highly imaginative.
Sessions are designed for individuals, couples, families, and small groups, offering a light, enjoyable experience that fits naturally into the rhythm of the voyage.
The result is a collection of distinctive, high-quality images that go beyond traditional cruise photography — personal keepsakes that capture the fun, personality, and shared moments of life onboard.
Imaginarium Cruise appears by invitation — a self-contained, adaptable experience that adds a creative dimension to the journey while complementing the ship’s existing entertainment offering.
Plant Life
RICHARD MARK DOBSON is a British photographer whose international career spans nearly four decades.
Born in Bradford, England, and raised in South Africa, he trained in graphic design before beginning his photographic career in London assisting leading advertising photographer Duncan Sim.
Since establishing his first studio in Hong Kong, Dobson has lived and worked across Europe, Africa, and Asia, photographing people, places, and communities for corporate, editorial, and advertising clients, alongside long-term personal and documentary projects.
Throughout his career, he has combined observational, documentary-style work with conceptual and staged photography, producing a wide-ranging body of work across multiple genres and disciplines.
This diversity and adaptability make him particularly well-suited to creating flexible portrait experiences like Imaginarium Expedition, where participants can be photographed in a variety of styles, environments and disciplines.
Published Editorial
GEO (Germany), GEO (France), GEO Special (Germany),GEO (Russia) GEO Saison (Germany), Frankfurter Algemeine Zeitung, Financial Times (UK), National Geographic Adventure (USA), National Geographic Traveler (USA), Toyota Infront Magazine (UK), Landrover ONELife Mag (UK) Guardian (UK), Restaurant Magazine (UK), Guardian on Sunday (UK), MERIAN Magazine (Germany), 100 Ideas Jardin (France), Conde Nast Traveler (USA), Air France Madam (France), Outside Magazine (USA), World Traveler (USA), New York Times, Departures (USA), International Herald Tribune, New York Times, Asia Inc (Hong Kong) Discovery (HK), Expression (Amex Publishing), Islands Magazine (USA), Forbes Magazine (USA),Travel & Leisure (USA) Town & Country (USA),Orient Magazine (Hong Kong), Morning Calm (Korean Air), Silk Road (Dragon Air) Business Traveller (Hong Kong), Business Traveller (UK), Mandarin Oriental (HK), Outside Magazine (USA) Lufthansa Magazine (Germany).
Published Advertising
Couldrey Jones (Hong Kong),Thompson’s (HK), Thompson’s Megacom (HK), Couldrey Jones (HK), Couldrey Jones (HK), BATES Advertising (Thailand), Old Shanghai Firecracker Factory (South Africa),Grey Advertising (SA), BLGK BATES Advertising (HK), Ogilvy & Mather (SA), Mc Cann Erickson (SA), Network (SA), Saatchi & Saatchi (SA), SMLB Leo Burnett (SA), The Agency (SA), Grey Advertising (SA), DMB&B (SA), King James Advertising (SA), Ogilvy & Mather (SA), TBWA Fusion (SA), TBWA Paris Nissan Z350 ‘cops’ Cannes ’05 TBWA Paris Spontex Cannes Silver ’05,TBWA Fusion, Jupiter Drawing Room (SA), Joe Public (SA).
Published Corporate
Business Enterprises Dong Fang Hotel Brochure China, HKTDC (Hong Kong Trade Development Council), Hill & Knowlton H.K. Ltd, Re-Act Communications Credit Lyonnaise, Hilton Hotel Hong Kong, Dalat Resorts Inc, Dalat Pine Lake Golf Course, Island Shangri-La Hotel. Hong Kong, Kowloon Shangri-La Hotel Hong Kong, Park Lane Hotel Hong Kong, DWC Tang Development China Club-Peking, International Herald Tribune China Summit-Beijing, DWC Tang Development. China Club Peking, Shanghai Tang Hong Kong, International Herald Tribune-Korea Summit, Stocks Leisure Resorts. Bakubung, Kwa Maritane, Andersen Consulting (SA),TheYamu Thailand, Movenpick Jordan.,Abu Dhabi Golf & Equestrian Centre, PearlValley golf estate Cape Town, New World Hotel Saigon, Ramana Hotel Saigon, DWP Saigon, Veolia Water Systems, Ale Heavy Lift UK, Strategic Marine Australia.
NGO’s
Greenpeace Africa, Medicine Sans Frontiers, British Red Cross.
Books
Karoo Moons ‘A photographic journey’.
Films
Pendulum Control. Winner Palandino D'Oro Sports Film Festval 'Best Extreme Film' 20205
Awards
Cannes Lion festival and D&AD for his advertising work, and has been included in the prestigious London Association of Photographers awards 2007 & 2008 and SILVER 2009.