Yacht photographer in the Bahamas

The Exuma Cays are the heart of yacht charter in the Bahamas: a long chain of small islands with white sand, reefs and water that shifts from pale turquoise to deep blue. From the air, a yacht at anchor off the cays gives an image that works for brochures, listing platforms and social media alike.

Well-known stops such as Staniel Cay and the swimming pigs at Big Major Cay are natural lifestyle scenes for charter marketing. The Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park is a protected area with its own rules, which we check with the captain before planning any shots inside it.

Drone work is central to most shoots here, and every flight is planned around Bahamian aviation rules and restricted zones.

Nassau and Paradise Island are the main arrival point for guests and crew, with superyacht marinas and good flight connections. Yachts often spend a few days here between charters, which gives time for full interior shoots, crew portraits and detail work before heading out to the islands.

Starting in Nassau also simplifies logistics. We can shoot interiors alongside, then join the yacht for the run toward the Exumas or Eleuthera and capture exteriors and lifestyle scenes on the way.

Eleuthera is long and narrow, with calm water on one side and Atlantic beaches on the other. Harbour Island, just off its northern coast, is known for its pink sand beaches and colourful clapboard houses, which give a different, softer palette for lifestyle imagery.

In the Bahamas, the light and the tide matter as much as the location. Sandbars and shallows look their best around low tide with the sun high enough to light the water, while hull profiles and deck scenes are best shot early or late in the day. Winter cold fronts can bring a few days of stronger wind, so we build flexible days into the schedule.