Yacht photographer in the Balearics, Malta & Corsica

Palma is where many yachts spend the winter, complete refits and prepare for the season. That makes it a practical place for brokerage shoots: the yacht is often alongside with time between yard periods and charters, and interiors can be shot properly before guests arrive. Port Adriano and Puerto Portals on the bay offer modern marinas with open water close by for exterior work.

For running shots and lifestyle scenes, the coast of Mallorca gives cliffs, pine-covered headlands and clear coves. We also shoot refit before-and-after coverage for managers and yards, so the same trip can deliver new listing images and documentation of the work done.

Ibiza and Formentera are a charter destination first, and the imagery should reflect that: guests in the water, water toys, long lunches on deck and sunset scenes. The shallow sand bottoms around Formentera give very bright turquoise water, which reads especially well from the air.

The seabed around these islands includes protected posidonia seagrass meadows, and anchoring over them is restricted. We plan positions with the captain in advance so the shot list works with the permitted anchoring areas, and schedule drone flights around local aviation rules and restricted zones.

Malta combines a long cruising season with one of the most striking harbour settings in the Mediterranean. Grand Harbour, with the fortifications of Valletta around it, is a strong backdrop for exterior and drone work, while Gozo and Comino offer clear water and limestone cliffs for lifestyle scenes.

Corsica has a completely different character. Bonifacio sits on white cliffs at the southern tip of the island, and the coast around Calvi and Porto-Vecchio mixes granite, beaches and mountains. Several areas, including the Lavezzi Islands, are nature reserves with their own rules, which we check before the shoot. The mistral can be strong in the Strait of Bonifacio, so we keep flexible days in the plan.