Hello, I’m Walid

I’m a photographer, director, and creative director with a simple mission: to tell stories that matter.


Dive deeper on the About/Contact page, but here’s the gist—whether it’s a colossal brand or a budding startup, I’m all about bringing your stories to life that contain their humanity in a tech-world.


Additionally, I have a passion for mentoring fellow creatives, that’s on the Courses page and my social media.

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Creative Direction | Creative Strategist

Terra Firma Development, Luxury Homes

Creative Direction & Brand Strategy

For Terra Firma Development, a luxury home builder reshaping the future of Las Vegas residential architecture, I led the creative direction and brand strategy across social media, editorial, experiential events, broadcast integrations, and long form storytelling. The work was designed to do more than market homes. It was about building a brand with depth, clarity, and long term cultural relevance in a category that often feels visually impressive but emotionally hollow.

My role extended from high level strategy through hands on creative oversight, ensuring that every public facing element felt intentional, cohesive, and aligned with Terra Firma’s vision. This included magazine features such as the cover of Vegas Magazine, a comprehensive social media and mass marketing strategy, executive brand positioning, broadcast integrations, and original content development. Social strategy and executive branding assets are available upon request.

At every stage, the goal was not just reach, but definition. Terra Firma needed to look unmistakably different from other luxury builders while remaining credible, aspirational, and grounded in the realities of large scale construction.

Contains Humanity Philosophy in practice

Humanity sits at the center of everything I do, and Terra Firma was a clear example of how that philosophy translates into real world strategy. Luxury real estate often focuses on perfection and polish, but rarely on the people, process, or emotion behind the build. My approach was to humanize the brand without diminishing its sophistication.

I initiated and developed a docu series that explored Terra Firma’s philosophy, vision, and ambition to change the Las Vegas luxury housing landscape. Rather than presenting finished homes as static objects, the series focused on intention, craftsmanship, and the human decisions behind each structure. This storytelling approach reframed modern construction as something personal, thoughtful, and evolving.

That same thinking led to the creation of a real estate podcast with Matt Altman, sponsored by Terra Firma Development. The podcast brought the brand into the public conversation in a way that felt accessible and human rather than promotional. It positioned Terra Firma as part of a broader cultural dialogue around design, growth, and modern living rather than simply a name attached to a property.

On social media, we leaned into familiar voices, music, and cultural references to document the progress of builds in a way that felt emotionally resonant. Construction timelines became narratives. Steel beams, dirt lots, and hard hats were presented as moments in a journey rather than obstacles to aesthetic beauty. The result was content that felt relatable, engaging, and unmistakably human while still honoring the brand’s luxury positioning.

Comprehensive strategy and creative leadership

Beyond storytelling, I led a fully integrated creative and marketing strategy that touched every level of the brand. This included aligning stakeholders across Terra Firma’s leadership team, media partners, and external collaborators to ensure consistency in message, tone, and visual language.

I coordinated multiple integrations with Bravo’s Million Dollar Listing, helping shape how Terra Firma appeared within the context of a major broadcast platform. In parallel, I developed executive branding strategies to ensure Terra Firma’s leadership presented with the same clarity, professionalism, and confidence as the homes themselves.

Experiential events were managed with the same level of care, ensuring that Terra Firma’s public image remained cohesive whether encountered online, in print, on television, or in person. Throughout the process, I maintained creative oversight to protect the integrity of the brand while allowing room for growth, evolution, and longevity.

The result was a well rounded, intelligent, and forward thinking brand ecosystem. One that balanced modern luxury with humanity, ambition with accessibility, and short term visibility with long term relevance. Terra Firma emerged not just as a luxury home builder, but as a brand with a point of view, a voice, and a story people could actually connect to.

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