Couples Photographer in Koh Phangan

Most sessions run between forty-five minutes and two hours. In Thailand the time of day matters more than the length: the sun rises and sets between roughly six and seven o'clock all year, the soft light lasts only a short while because the sun climbs fast, and by mid-morning heat and hard overhead light take over. An hour that starts at sunrise or ends at sunset usually gives more than two hours at noon. The photographer's packages on their profile say exactly what each length includes.

Light, breathable fabrics — linen and cotton — that won't show the heat, in colours that sit well against green water and pale sand. If the route takes in a temple, both of you need shoulders and knees covered: a light shirt over a dress, or a sarong over shorts, solves it in a minute, and shoes you can slip off help, since they come off before you enter a hall. In the hot season, from about mid-February to mid-May with April the hottest month, keep the session to the first hour after sunrise or the last before sunset.

Each photographer sets their own price for a photoshoot on Koh Phangan: every package on their profile shows an all-inclusive price, and nothing is added at checkout. Packages differ by how long the session runs and how many edited photos you receive, so compare a one-hour beach session against a longer one before you book.

Like Samui, Phangan is driest from about February to April and wettest from October to December. Here the date matters more than the season: the Full Moon Party takes over Haad Rin's Sunrise Beach every month around the full moon, with thousands of people, full ferries and minimum stays at the nearby hotels. Unless the party is the shoot, avoid the days around it, or stay on the quiet north and west coasts, which have the empty sand and, on the west, the sunsets. There is no airport: boats come from Samui and the mainland, and rough seas from October to December can cancel them.