Proposal Photographer in Phi Phi Islands

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.

Choose the coast by the month. The Andaman side — Phuket, Krabi, Phi Phi, Khao Lak, Koh Lanta — is at its best from about November to April; its rainy season runs roughly mid-May to mid-October, wettest in September. The Gulf islands — Koh Samui, Koh Phangan, Koh Tao — work the other way round: wettest from October to December, with November the peak. Agree a spot and a signal with the photographer beforehand; they arrive early, blend in with the other people on the beach and start shooting as you walk into frame.

Each photographer sets their own price for a photoshoot on the Phi Phi Islands: 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.

November to April. Phi Phi Don has no cars, so sessions move on foot and by longtail, and the viewpoint above the village is at its best around sunrise and sunset. Maya Bay, on Phi Phi Leh, is inside a national park and run under strict rules: boats no longer enter the bay but moor on the other side of the island, visitors walk in along a boardwalk, swimming is not allowed, time on the beach is limited, and the bay has closed every year from 1 August to 30 September — check the current dates. Arrive at opening for a beach with fewer people on it. From May to October, monsoon swells can cancel boats at short notice.