Skip to content
Couple silhouetted nose to nose against a gold sunset, a limestone island rising behind them

Photographer in PhuketYour hotel, a beach or Old Town

Golden hourphotoshoots in Phuket

Who’s in the photos?

CoupleFamilyFriendsSolo
  • From ฿8,900

    Flat price, editing included

  • 3–5 days

    To your online gallery

  • Since 2019

    Photographing in Phuket

  • Book online

    Pay and you’re booked

Parents each holding a toddler’s hand on a zebra crossing in front of an Old Town shophouse
Families · Old Town
Expectant mother in white kneeling in the wash of a wave at sunset, hands on her bump, a green headland behind
Maternity · Nai Thon Beach

Every session

Walking and talking,not posing to camera

Couple in matching green-striped tops holding hands as they walk across the grass, one carrying a cameraWoman in white walking along the shoreline at golden hour, her partner a soft blur in the foreground

Who we photograph

On holiday, or living here.

We meet you at your hotel, your villa or a place you choose, in the hour before sunset: the most flattering light of the day, with the beaches at their quietest.

Our selected team of English-speaking photographers is used to working with guests from many countries, and the same person stays for your whole session.

See prices

Sessions

Phuket photoshoot packages & prices

Flat prices by session length. The photographer and the edit are both in that one figure.

Low season prices for shoots before 1 December

The 3-Hour Session

Recommended

The story session

฿10,500/ 3 hours

Was ฿13,000save ฿2,500Low season price≈ US$319


What’s included

  • 1 photographer for 3 hours
  • 100 edited photos
  • Gallery in 3–5 days, online for good
  • Time for 3 outfits or more
  • Timed for golden hour, or whenever you choose

The Wedding Day

2 photographers

The wedding day

฿49,000/ 8 hours

≈ US$1,488


What’s included

  • 2 photographers for 8 hours
  • 500 edited photos
  • Gallery in 3–5 days, online for good
  • Couple portraits at golden hour, if your day allows
  • Book at least two days ahead

The Full Day Plus

The full day

฿16,800/ 10 hours

Was ฿21,400save ฿4,600Low season price≈ US$510


What’s included

  • 1 photographer for 10 hours
  • 250 edited photos
  • Gallery in 5–7 days, online for good
  • Through golden hour, if your day runs to sunset
  • Book at least two days ahead

Prices are all-in. Special days cost more: 60% on New Year’s Eve, and 30% on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Songkran (13–15 April). The longer you book, the less each hour costs. The hours you book are the hours we work, fixed once you pay. Your photographer’s travel is included; on a boat trip, in a national park or anywhere else that charges per person, you cover their ticket. For a day that ends off Phuket, WhatsApp us.

Not sure how long you need?

Four taps and we’ll suggest a session

The same rule of thumb we use when someone asks on WhatsApp. Nothing is sent anywhere.

Who’s in the photos?
Where do you want to shoot?
How many outfits?
Anything to plan around?

Every session includes

  • Photographer + in-house edit included
  • We come to your hotel, villa or a nearby beach
  • Online gallery in 3–5 days (5–7 days after a full day), online for good
Still deciding?Ask about a session before you book

Tick what you want to know. We’ll write the message for you and open WhatsApp with it — you can read it, change it, or not send it at all.

Which session are you looking at?
What do you want to know?

Your message

Hi! I’d like some help picking a session for a photoshoot in Phuket. - Could you help us work out which session to book? Thanks!

Open WhatsApp with this message

Nothing is sent until you press send inside WhatsApp.

Our colour

Golden,not orange

Sunset light in Phuket is easy to overdo, and most holiday photos come back orange. Ours don’t. We give every photo our own warm colour, soft like old film, so you keep the glow and your skin still looks like your skin.

Edited by hand
Every photo is edited by hand, one at a time, not with a one-click filter.
Every photo matches
The same colour from the first photo to the last, so they look right side by side, in an album or on your feed.
Ready to print
Full-size files you can print and frame. Want every photo we took, straight from the camera? Add the RAW files to your booking.
Backlit portrait of a woman in a white shirt, hair lifted by the wind, hazy rocks glowing behind her
Man lifting his partner off her feet on a grassy headland as the sun sets over the sea behind them
Couples · Nai Harn

Surprise proposals

Planning to ask?We’ll be there, out of sight.

A proposal is 3 hours or more: your photographer is there an hour before you ask, out of sight, and stays for photos of the two of you.

  • We introduce your photographer the evening before, so you can plan the moment together.
  • At your hotel, your villa or a place you choose.

The 3-Hour Session · Was ฿13,000 now ฿10,500

Book your session

How it works

  1. ▸ 01

    Plan your shoot

    Tell us who’s in the photos and where: your hotel or villa, a place you choose, Phuket Old Town, or all over the island for the day. Not sure how long to book? Four quick questions under the prices will suggest a session.

  2. ▸ 02

    Pick a date and pay

    We suggest the best time for the light on your date, or you choose your own. Pay online and you’re booked, with a confirmation by email and WhatsApp.

  3. ▸ 03

    Meet your photographer

    We introduce them on WhatsApp an hour before you meet. They arrive 20 minutes early to say hello and talk through the plan. No posing lessons required.

  4. ▸ 04

    Your photos in 3–5 days

    Edited by hand in our own colour and sent to you by WhatsApp and email, in a gallery you can download and share, online for good. After a full day, allow 5–7 days.

You haven’t met us yet

  • Seven years in Phuket

    We have been photographing here since 2019 — through both seasons, every beach worth the drive, and enough sunsets to know which ten minutes matter.

  • A registered Thai company

    Not a freelancer with a booking form. The company number and the registered address are written out in full on the terms page, and it is the name that appears on your receipt.

    Read the terms
  • You pay on Stripe’s pages, not ours

    Your card details never touch this site. Stripe takes the payment on its own pages, and a numbered invoice follows by email.

  • Our own photographers

    A selected team of English-speaking photographers, used to working with guests from many countries. The same person stays for your whole session.

  • A person answers

    The WhatsApp number at the bottom of this page is read by a human being, not a bot. Ask us anything before you pay — most people do.

More about who we are →

Where we shoot: beaches, villas and Phuket Old Town

Usually where you’re already staying, plus the nearest beach — you keep the good light instead of spending it in a car.

  • Kata
  • Karon
  • Nai Harn
  • Bang Tao
  • Surin
  • Kamala
  • Layan
  • Mai Khao
  • Phuket Old Town
  • your villa or hotel

Phi Phi and the islands by boat on a full day; Krabi and Khao Lak on request.

More about a shoot at your hotel or villa →

Phuket Old Town

The other favourite, and the one that doesn’t need a sunset. Century-old Sino-Portuguese shophouses in pink, blue and butter yellow, painted shutters, and lanes narrow enough that the light bounces. We shoot it late afternoon, or after dark when the lanterns come on.

  • Thalang Road

    The main run of restored shophouses — the postcard street.

  • Soi Romanee

    The pastel lane off Thalang. Lanterns after dark.

  • Dibuk Road

    Quieter, older doorways, far fewer people in frame.

  • The clock tower & Standard Chartered

    Best in low sun.

Old Town is 90–120 minutes by car from the west-coast beaches, so it’s a shoot of its own, all of it in Old Town — two hours is what we recommend. We meet you at a set spot in Old Town, shown to you once you’ve booked. Pick Old Town when you book.

More about Old Town photo spots →

FAQ

Questions people ask before booking

How much does a photoshoot in Phuket cost?

Each session has one price for its length, with the photographer and the edit included, and the longer you book, the less each hour costs.

  • Short sessions:
    • The 2-Hour Session: ฿8,900 in low season, ฿11,000 in high season
    • The 3-Hour Session: ฿10,500 in low season, ฿13,000 in high season
    • The 4-Hour Session: ฿11,700 in low season, ฿14,500 in high season
  • Longer days:
    • The Half Day (6 hours): ฿13,800 in low season, ฿17,200 in high season
    • The Full Day (8 hours): ฿15,500 in low season, ฿19,500 in high season
    • The Full Day Plus (10 hours): ฿16,800 in low season, ฿21,400 in high season
    • Longer than 10 hours: WhatsApp us
  • Weddings:
    • The Wedding Day: ฿49,000 for 8 hours with two photographers
    • ฿5,000 for each hour past 8
  • Your photographer’s travel is included. On a boat trip, in a national park or anywhere else that charges per person, you cover their ticket; for a day that ends off Phuket, WhatsApp us.
How long a session should we book?

It depends on where you shoot and how many outfits you bring.

  • 2 hours: One place and an outfit or two, Old Town on its own, or a group who each want a few of their own.
  • 3 hours: Where you’re staying and then a beach nearby (about an hour at each, and 20–30 minutes to get between them), a party, or three or more outfits.
  • 4 hours: Plenty of time, however you spend it.
  • Old Town: Always a shoot of its own, two or three hours. It’s 90–120 minutes by car from the west-coast beaches, so it isn’t combined with anywhere else.
  • A longer day: A boat trip, a beach club, or Old Town and a beach on one day: 6, 8 or 10 hours. A half-day boat trip fits 6 hours, a full-day boat trip 10.
  • Not sure? The planner under the prices works it out in four taps, or message us and we’ll suggest one.
Where are the best places for a photoshoot in Phuket?

Usually wherever you’re already staying, plus the nearest beach.

  • Villas and hotel terraces photograph better than most people expect, and you keep the good light instead of spending it in a car.
  • Phuket Old Town is the other favourite: Thalang Road, Soi Romanee and Dibuk Road, which we shoot late afternoon or after dark once the lanterns are on.
Can we shoot where we’re staying, then on a beach?

Yes: book your hours, and tell us in your notes.

  • Start at your hotel or villa, then finish at a beach close by. Getting there comes out of your time, so it suits places a short walk or drive from the beach.
  • Three hours or more gives you time for both.
  • Best of all if your hotel has beach access.
  • Old Town is a shoot of its own, and isn’t combined with the hotel or a beach.
What time of day should we shoot?

The hour before sunset, almost always.

  • It’s the most flattering light of the day and the beaches are at their quietest, so the booking page suggests that slot for your date.
  • You can also pick your own start time, any time from 06:00 with the shoot finished by 21:00.
Can we book a shoot for today?

Yes, as long as it starts at least 6 hours after you book.

  • Booking for the same day adds a ฿2,500 same-day fee, shown in your total before you pay.
Do some dates cost more?

Yes. Special days cost more: 60% on New Year’s Eve, and 30% on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Songkran (13–15 April).

  • It’s on your session, extra photographers and extra hours; the rest of the add-ons cost the same.
  • The booking calendar marks these days with what your session costs on them.
  • Your total shows the rate as its own line before you pay.
Can we book more than one day?

Yes: plan each day on the booking page and pay once. Book several days together and each day’s session costs less: 10% off for 2 days, 13% for 3, and 15% for 4 or more. The Wedding Day counts as a day and keeps its price, and add-ons and fees are never discounted.

  • Each day has its own date, hours and place, its own photographer and gallery, and its own booking page.
  • The discount comes off each day’s session at that day’s price, low season and special days included.
  • Each day is cancelled and refunded on its own, by when that day starts. Cancelling one can leave the others a smaller discount, and the difference comes off that day’s refund.
  • Up to 7 days on the booking page. Staying longer? Message us.
How many photos do we get, and when?

The longer the session, the more edited photos you get.

  • How many:
    • 2 hours: 70 edited photos
    • 3 hours: 100 edited photos
    • 4 hours: 130 edited photos
    • 6 hours: 170 edited photos
    • 8 hours: 200 edited photos
    • 10 hours: 250 edited photos
  • The edit: Included. Every one is colour-corrected and finished by us before it reaches you.
  • When: Your online gallery arrives 3–5 days after the shoot, or 5–7 days after a half or full day.
  • For how long: Your gallery stays online for good.
Can you come with us on a boat trip, or for the whole day?

Yes: book a half or full day.

  • How it’s priced: Pick 6, 8 or 10 hours when you book, and tell us where your day starts and finishes, and when it starts, between 06:00 and 21:00. The longer you book, the less each hour costs:
    • The Half Day (6 hours): ฿13,800 in low season, ฿17,200 in high season. Fits a half-day boat trip
    • The Full Day (8 hours): ฿15,500 in low season, ฿19,500 in high season
    • The Full Day Plus (10 hours): ฿16,800 in low season, ฿21,400 in high season. Fits a full-day boat trip
    • Longer than 10 hours: WhatsApp us
  • Your times: It’s a flat price for those hours, and the times you give are the ones we work. Your times are fixed once you pay; to change them, message us.
  • Travel: Your photographer’s travel is included. When your day finishes where it starts, we suggest they travel with you; when it finishes somewhere else, they can drive themselves at no extra cost. On a boat trip, in a national park or anywhere else that charges per person, you cover their ticket.
  • Where: The day starts and finishes on Phuket; if it ends in Krabi, Khao Lak or anywhere else off Phuket, WhatsApp us.
  • Book ahead: At least 2 days, so we can line up a photographer for the whole day.
We’re a big group. Can we have more than one photographer?

Yes. Add an extra photographer when you book, up to two more.

  • Each extra photographer:
    • The 2-Hour Session: ฿5,900
    • The 3-Hour Session: ฿6,900
    • The 4-Hour Session: ฿7,900
    • A half or full day: ฿15,800
  • Each one adds edited photos to your gallery.
  • For 20 or more of you we recommend a second photographer, and a third for 40 or more, so everyone gets photographed, not only the group shot.
  • An extra photographer can’t be booked for a shoot on the day you book it, or added once you’ve booked.
What do the photos actually look like?

Warm, filmic and a little imperfect: closer to a scanned negative than to a phone’s idea of a sunset.

  • Every photo is edited by hand in our own colour.
  • It’s the same colour across your whole gallery, so the set hangs together instead of looking like ten different filters.
Do you shoot maternity and babymoon sessions?

Yes, and they’re one of the things we shoot most.

  • Book earlier in your stay so there’s room to move for weather.
Can you photograph a birthday, bachelorette or private party?

Yes, we come to wherever you’ve arranged it.

  • Most of them are in a private villa, at a restaurant, or at a club booked out for the night.
Do you shoot proposals and pre-wedding sessions?

Yes.

  • A proposal on Phuket: 3 hours or more. Your photographer is there an hour before you ask, out of sight, then photographs you both. We introduce them the evening before so you can plan the moment together.
  • On a boat or a day out: It’s a half or full day.
  • A pre-wedding shoot: 2 hours or more, time for the dress and something relaxed.
Do you photograph weddings?

Yes. The Wedding Day is made for it.

  • Your day: 8 hours with two photographers at your venue, from getting ready to the celebration.
  • Your photos: 500 edited photos within 3–5 days, in a gallery that stays online for good.
  • The price: ฿49,000, and ฿5,000 for each hour past 8.
  • Booking: Pick “Wedding” as the occasion when you book. A wedding off Phuket, in Krabi or Khao Lak? WhatsApp us.
What happens if it rains?

Phuket showers usually pass in half an hour. With the weather guarantee (฿350) you can move your shoot once, free.

  • Add it when you book. With the weather guarantee, if rain threatens your shoot you can change its date or time, free: once, any time up to 2 hours before we meet you.
  • Without the weather guarantee, you can still move your shoot on the day, for any reason: once, up to 2 hours before we meet you. It costs ฿2,500 for a session of up to 4 hours, and ฿6,000 for a half day, a full day or The Wedding Day, billed before your photos are delivered.
  • Your shoot goes ahead whatever the weather: it’s out of our control, so checking the forecast is up to you, and rain doesn’t change what we refund.
  • Without the weather guarantee, a shoot cancelled on the day — for rain or anything else — is charged in full.
Do we need to pay upfront?

Yes: you book and pay on the website, and that is what holds the date.

  • It takes about two minutes: pick a date, your hours and a start time, then pay by card.
  • If something about the sessions isn’t clear, ask us before you pay and we’ll answer on WhatsApp.
Can we cancel, or get a refund?

Cancel 72 hours or more before your shoot starts and we refund 90% of what you paid (we keep 10%); 24 hours or more before, 50%. After that, or if you don’t come, there’s no refund.

  • Add-ons are refunded the same way as the booking.
  • Each day is cancelled and refunded on its own, by when that day starts. Cancelling one can leave the others a smaller discount, and the difference comes off that day’s refund.
  • A shoot that has been moved can’t be refunded.
  • To cancel, open your booking page from the link in your confirmation, or message us.
  • Refunds go back to the card or account you paid with, in Thai baht, and banks usually show them within 5–10 working days. If you paid by PromptPay, Stripe emails you to ask which Thai bank account to send it to.
  • With the weather guarantee, if rain threatens your shoot you can change its date or time, free: once, any time up to 2 hours before we meet you.
  • By paying, you agree to this policy.
Couple in white on a balcony above the surf, foreheads touching

Ready whenthe light is.

Pick your session, choose a date and pay online — it takes about two minutes, and you’re booked the moment you’ve paid.

or email hello@goldenhourphuket.com

Book your sessionAsk