JAKE ZEBE VISUALS
Small boats floating over a turquoise reef seen from directly above

Photo and reel sets for overwater and island resorts

Your water, from the jetty to the sky.

Overwater villas need three views: underfoot, at eye level and from above, with aerials where your resort and the authorities permit.

Quiet weeknights, room only, for two. Everything agreed in writing before we arrive.

What I'd shoot at your property

Jetty to reef

A route from the boardwalk to open water, with frames from past stays to show the views I'd look for.

  1. Underfoot

    Long timber jetty leading to overwater buildings in soft morning light

    Jetty

    Timber over the water

  2. Eye level

    White sand shore curving into turquoise water under big clouds

    Lagoon

    White sand and turquoise shallows

  3. Looking down

    Small boats floating over a turquoise reef seen from directly above

    Reef

    Boats above a shallow reef

  4. From above

    Ring-shaped atolls in deep blue ocean seen from a plane window

    Aerial

    An atoll in open ocean

Selected stays

Frames from stays I booked myself

04

Overwater, the Maldives

Shot in the Maldives

3 frames

  • Long timber jetty leading to overwater buildings in soft morning light
  • White sand shore curving into turquoise water under big clouds
  • Ring-shaped atolls in deep blue ocean seen from a plane window

05

From the air

Drone series, Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia

6 frames

  • Top-down drone view of a deep turquoise cove ringed by forest and a small beach
  • Top-down view of hillside houses and pools beside a curving beach
  • Top-down view of beach umbrellas along white sand and turquoise water, boats offshore
  • Drone view of a long white beach curving past jungle, surf breaking on the reef
  • A single boat trailing a white wake over green reef water
  • Boats carving white wakes across deep blue water, seen from above
All stays

What you get

2 nights

The Rooms Set

  • Room only, 2 guests
  • 18 edited photos, rooms first
  • 1 cinematic vertical reel, 15 to 30 seconds
  • 3 selected raw vertical clips
  • Agreed usage for your website and organic social
  • Delivered within 7 to 10 days of checkout
  • Shot list a week before, so you can cut anything
  • For boutique hotels, private villas and smaller luxury properties

3 nights, optional upgrade

The Full Story

  • Room only, 2 guests
  • 25 edited photos
  • 2 cinematic vertical reels, 15 to 30 seconds each
  • 5 selected raw vertical clips
  • Expanded amenities, lifestyle and architectural coverage
  • Agreed usage for your website and organic social
  • Delivered within 10 to 14 days of checkout
  • For larger resorts and properties that need broader coverage

A considered content partnership: photos and short films made during one hosted stay, for your website, social channels and ads.

After your first set: monthly or seasonal sets, priced per set.

How it works

  1. one

    Pick dates

    You tell me the quiet weeknights, I fit the stay to them.

  2. two

    I shoot the stay

    Rooms in natural light, pool at golden hour, food, details, a guest's day. Drone where permitted.

  3. three

    Delivered in 7 to 10 days

    A folder with full-res and web files, the reel, raw clips and a one-page usage note.

Questions a GM asks

How does the partnership work?
We agree on a hosted stay in exchange for a defined package of photography and video deliverables. Everything is confirmed in writing before arrival, including dates, content, delivery timelines and usage rights.
Who comes?
Two of us, one room. No crew and no big lighting kit. We sort our own meals and transport.
What do we get?
For two nights: 18 edited photos, 1 cinematic vertical reel and 3 raw clips, delivered within 7 to 10 days of checkout. The 3-night Full Story is 25 photos, 2 reels and 5 clips.
Can we run it in ads?
Your website and organic social are included. Paid ads, booking sites and print are licensed separately, and I'll quote it. I keep the right to show the work in my portfolio.
Will it disturb guests?
I shoot in low-demand hours, never close an amenity, and keep other guests out of frame.
Drone?
Only where it's legal and you're fine with it. If either isn't true, no drone.
Is it in writing?
Yes. A one-page confirmation with dates, room, deliverables, delivery date and usage before I arrive.
Is this a free-stay request?
No. It's a fixed set of deliverables, agreed in writing, for two low-demand nights you choose.

Work with me

Tell me the property and the month. I reply within a day.

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