Notes from the field

Get asked this a lot, so here’s the short version: two camera bodies, three lenses I actually use (a wide, a 35mm, and a long zoom for detail shots), a drone, and enough batteries to survive a full day without a plug socket.

For video, a gimbal lives in the bag permanently — even for shoots I think will be all photo. Half the jobs that start as “just stills” end with someone asking for a short clip by the end of the day.

The one thing that’s changed most in fifteen years isn’t the gear, it’s how much of it I don’t bring anymore. Fewer lenses, fewer lights, more time actually looking at the scene instead of digging through a bag.

Spent last week on a villa shoot in Germasogeia — pool, sea view, the whole package. Mornings start early on real estate jobs; the light inside a house changes fast, and you get maybe twenty good minutes before direct sun starts blowing out the windows.

The drone went up right after sunrise, while the beach next door was still empty. Aerial shots of a property almost always read better without cars in the driveway or people on the sand — one of the reasons we shoot early.

By midday we switched to the interior walkthrough for the 3D tour, then wrapped with a short video pass through the main rooms. Three formats, one property, one day — that’s usually how these projects go.

Hey! This is my first post—and definitely not the last.

I’m a videographer based in Cyprus, working in Limassol, Paphos, Larnaca, Nicosia, Ayia Napa, and all across Europe. I’ve been doing this for over 15 years, with projects in some pretty challenging places—from Kamchatka and Nepal to Morocco and the Putorana Plateau.

I’ll be sharing stories from shoots, behind-the-scenes moments, and a few tips on photo and video along the way. My production team takes on all kinds of projects, from corporate events and product shoots to product photography, weddings, and extreme expeditions.

Got an idea for a project? Drop me a message. I’d love to help make it happen!