Asia & Middle East

Enormous range of landscape and city, with approval processes that have to be started early and tracked closely.

Deep crew availability and extraordinary variety, from Himalayan altitude to Rajasthani desert to Mumbai density.

Bali for beach and temple, Java for volcanoes, and thousands of islands beyond the obvious ones.

Desert, Mediterranean coast and ancient stone in a small footprint, with an experienced commercial crew base. Conditions are assessed case by case.

Tokyo density, rural stillness and a permitting culture where relationships and precision matter more than budget.

Wadi Rum is the standard double for Mars and desert planets, plus Petra and the Dead Sea.

Steppe, canyon and Soviet-era architecture, with Almaty as the base and very open landscapes.

The Kuala Lumpur skyline, rainforest and colonial Penang, with solid infrastructure and an incentive programme.

Overwater and underwater work with the most consistently clear water in the region.

Steppe, dunes and nomadic culture, with logistics that have to be planned as an expedition.

High-altitude mountain work where acclimatisation, porters and weather windows drive the entire schedule.

Dunes, wadis, mountains and empty coast, with straightforward permitting and short distances.

Islands, rice terraces and Manila, with a large English-speaking crew base.

Dunes, contemporary architecture and major sporting infrastructure, with strong institutional support for production.

The rock formations and desert of AlUla, with one of the most aggressive incentive programmes currently available.

Hypermodern architecture and immaculate streets, with the most predictable logistics in the region.

Seoul's contemporary architecture and a domestic industry with world-class technical crews and post.

Tea country, ancient sites, beaches and elephants inside a small island you can cross quickly.

Taipei density, mountain roads and gorges, with a strong technical crew base.

The most established service market in Southeast Asia: Bangkok density, islands, jungle and a deep local crew base with fast permitting.

Desert and hypermodern skyline within one metro area, plus efficient customs and a well-organised permit system.

Samarkand and Bukhara — Silk Road architecture with almost no equivalent anywhere else.

Halong Bay karsts, rice terraces, the old quarter of Hanoi and the energy of Ho Chi Minh City, at very competitive cost.