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Real estate photography · Maui

In short

Real estate photography in Maui starts at $295: 90 min on location with a photographer who works in Maui, and 30 edited photos delivered to a private gallery within 24 hours.

Why choose Real estate photography in Maui?

Real estate photography on Maui is a 90-minute shoot that delivers 30 retouched listing photographs within 24 hours, priced from $295. On Maui the job can as easily be a vacation-rental listing as a sale, such as a Kīhei or Wailea condo whose photographs live on booking sites for years. That changes the brief: the lanai view, the walk to the beach and the kitchen a guest will cook in carry more weight than the curb appeal a buyer looks for.

Worth knowing about Maui

Vacation-rental listing photos on Maui end up inside advertisements that the State of Hawaii Department of Taxation regulates: every advertisement for a transient accommodation, meaning a rental of under 180 consecutive days, must show the operator’s registration identification number or a link to it. Unless guests receive the details before arrival, it must also name a local contact living on Maui, so the photos and the listing text are prepared together.

What does the session in Maui look like?

Kīhei and Wailea condos
South-shore units where the lanai view and the light in the main room decide the listing; shot in the morning, when the sun is behind the building and the west-facing view is evenly lit.
Upcountry homes in Kula and Makawao
Larger lots where the view down the slope to the isthmus is the selling point, photographed in clear morning air.
Pāʻia and Haʻikū cottages
North-shore properties where garden and greenery are the frame, best in soft morning light on the windward side.

What does real estate photography in Maui include?

  • 30 retouched photographs
  • Interiors, exteriors and key details
  • Window-pull blending so the view outside is visible
  • Vertical straightening and colour correction throughout
  • MLS-sized and full-resolution files
  • Delivery within 24 hours
  • Commercial licence for the listing

FAQ — Real estate photography in Maui

What must a Maui vacation-rental listing show besides the photos?

A Maui vacation-rental listing is an advertisement for a transient accommodation under Hawaii law, so it must include the operator’s transient accommodations registration identification number or an electronic link to it. Unless guests get the details before their stay, it must also give the name, phone number and email of a local contact living on Maui.

How fast are Maui real estate photos delivered?

Maui real estate photos are delivered within 24 hours as 30 retouched images from a 90-minute shoot, so a home for sale or a vacation rental can go live the next morning. For a west-facing Kīhei or Wailea condo the shoot is placed in the morning, so the ocean view from the lanai is not shot straight into the afternoon sun.

Photography inspiration

What real estate photography can look like

Licensed photographs by independent photographers, credited on the photo credits page — shown for inspiration, not as Northlight client sessions.

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