Service
Photography that fills rooms — for hotels, lodges, guesthouses and resorts. Rooms and suites, public spaces, dining, and the setting that sells the stay. Delivered in 24 hours, across South Africa. Get a tailored quote on request.
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Hospitality photography is professional photography for hotels, lodges, guesthouses and resorts — made to turn a browser into a booking. It covers the rooms and suites a guest will sleep in, the public spaces, pool and views that set the tone, the dining and detail shots that suggest the experience, and the wider setting that sells the destination. The images are made for a property's own website and direct-booking channel as much as the platforms guests browse — Booking.com, Airbnb and the like. It's made for hoteliers, lodge owners, guesthouse hosts and hospitality marketers who want their property to stand out in a crowded feed. DV Media shoots hospitality across South Africa — based on the Western and Eastern Cape coast and travelling to the bush, the coast and the cities. Standard turnaround is 24 hours, and every shoot is quoted individually on property size and location.
What's included
Flattering vertical-true lines. Windows balanced to avoid blown highlights. Lights warmed to match the home.
The image that leads the listing. Shot at the best time of day for light and sky.
Consistent tones across every image. Clean, natural, true-to-the-home.
When the weather doesn't cooperate, we replace overcast skies with natural-looking alternatives.
All images delivered via a download-ready link. Web-ready and print-ready sizes included.
Perpetual, non-exclusive licence for the listing marketing, agency website and social channels.
Recent listings
A recent guest lodge, shot end to end — suites, living spaces and the views that sell the stay. Full portfolio →
Reviews
“Kyle is the best in the business. He is able to grasp what you want and need — even if you don’t know yourself. The quality of his work is excellent. It has made a huge impact on our business and beyond that, we enjoy working with him.”
“I recently worked with Kyle on five video ads for my marketing agency in the Netherlands. Kyle’s creativity, humor, and professionalism made the entire process enjoyable and seamless. The final videos were both visually impressive and highly effective for marketing purposes. I couldn’t be happier with the results and look forward to working with Kyle again. Highly recommended!”
“I’ve had the absolute pleasure of working with Juan Bezuidenhout and Kyle de Villiers from DV Media on all of the homes I market and sell. Their work is consistently outstanding — from the quality of the photos to the way each property is brought to life on video. They have an incredible eye for detail and always manage to showcase every home in the best possible light. The entire process is seamless, and I know I can trust them to produce top-quality results every single time.”
Our process
You send property details and target launch date. We recommend a package and send a quote within 24 hours.
We confirm the shoot window, access, and priority spaces to cover. Any add-ons (twilight, video, aerials) locked in.
90 minutes on average for a mid-sized home. Longer for multi-wing properties. Exterior, interior and any add-on coverage handled in the same window.
Edited, graded images in your inbox within 24 hours via a download-ready link.
Pricing
Packages are scoped around the property — size, location and deliverables. For pricing, send an enquiry now and we'll come back within 24 hours with a tailored quote.
FAQ
You typically receive between 20 and 40 fully edited images, and the exact count depends on the package you choose and the size of the property. A compact two-bedroom apartment naturally yields fewer usable angles than a multi-wing family home with established gardens, so we scale the delivery to the property rather than forcing a fixed number. On the shoot we capture every usable angle — every room, the key exterior elevations, and the features that make the listing distinctive — then curate down to the strongest, cleanest frames so your gallery has no weak filler images. Every delivered photo is colour-graded and supplied web-ready for portals like Property24 and Private Property as well as print-ready for brochures and window cards.
Standard delivery is within 24 hours of the shoot. In practice that means a property photographed in the morning is usually back in your inbox, edited and graded, by the following morning — fast enough to launch a listing the next day without losing momentum. Images arrive as a download-ready link with both web-optimised and print-resolution sizes included, so you can post to portals and social channels and send files to print in the same session. If you are working to a tighter deadline — a show day, a portal cut-off, or a seller expecting the listing live immediately — rush same-day delivery is available at a 30% surcharge, confirmed in your quote. Twilight and video add-ons may add a few hours to the editing window.
Yes. Twilight is included in the Pro package and available as an add-on for the Starter and Standard packages — it is itemised in your quote so there are no surprises. A twilight shoot captures the property in the short window just after sunset when the sky turns deep blue and the home's interior and exterior lighting glows warm. It produces the single most eye-catching frame in most listing galleries and is especially worthwhile for waterfront homes, properties with pools, gardens, or strong architectural lighting. Because the usable light only lasts roughly 20 to 30 minutes, twilight is scheduled carefully alongside the daytime shoot.
Yes — hotels, lodges, guesthouses and resorts across South Africa, coastal, bushveld and city. We are based on the Western and Eastern Cape coast and travel frequently to the major metros and tourism regions. Travel within roughly 100km of our home metros is generally included in the standard quote; further afield we factor travel and any required accommodation into the quote up front with clear line items. Send the location and we will confirm coverage and pricing within 24 hours.
You do not need to be on site. Most agents simply arrange access through a lockbox, the homeowner, or a building manager, and we handle the shoot independently — confirming the priority spaces and any styling notes with you beforehand. If you would prefer to attend, to brief us in person or manage the seller, you are very welcome to. Either way works equally well.
Get a quote back in 24 hours. Most shoots booked within the week.
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