As a travel photographer and UGC content creator, I work with hotels, boutique properties, and hospitality businesses across Poland and the EU. My goal is simple: to make the people who see your content want to book.
What I produce
Every project is different, but the result is always the same: content you can actually use — on your website, your social media, your booking profile, or in a press pack.
- Professional photography — Rooms, lobby, territory, location — edited and ready to use
- UGC photo and video — Natural, mobile-first, showing the real guest experience
- Reels and short video — For Instagram, TikTok, and platform campaigns
- Location content — The surrounding area, city, and what makes the destination worth visiting
Stay-for-content collaboration
I stay at your property and create content as a content creator during the visit — photos, UGC, Reels, honest guest experience. You get a full content package. This works best for hotels looking for authentic, lived-in material that feels real because it is.
The result is something money can’t easily buy: content that looks like a real guest took it, because a real guest did.
Commercial shoot
A fully planned professional shoot from the travel photographer — rooms, common areas, territory, food, staff, and the surrounding area. Shot on professional equipment, delivered in a format that works for booking platforms, your website, and press use.
Why it works
Feeling
The morning light, the coffee, the view. The small things that make a stay worth recommending.
Experience
Travelers choose based on what they see. Content creator shows the stay — not just the space — converts better.
Story
I come from a photojournalism background. As a travel photographer I know how to read a space and tell its story.
Who this is for
- Boutique hotels and small properties — authentic content that shows your personality, not just your amenities.
- Large and five-star hotels — professional photography and UGC built for booking platforms, press, and campaigns.
- Vacation rentals and aparthotels — standout visuals for Airbnb, Booking.com, and beyond.
- Restaurants and hotel dining — food, atmosphere, and the full experience captured for social media and marketing.
- Tourism services and local experiences — content for the parts of a stay that rarely get proper coverage.
- Cultural institutions and national agencies — editorial and documentary photography for press trips and destination storytelling.
- Press trips and fam tours — travel photographer available to cover the destination and deliver content for multiple channels.
Selected work and projects
5-star hotel, Athens
As a content creator I collaborated with the hotel in Greece. Full content package including UGC photos, Reels, and professional photography for use across social media and marketing materials.
Sweden — press and travel media project
I worked as a press and travel photographer on this project. In under three weeks, I drove across Sweden from south to north with a small team — producing photo and editorial content for one of Belarus’s largest independent media outlets in collaboration with the Swedish Institute. From a parliamentary election and migrant communities in Malmö to the IKEA Museum, Sami culture, reindeer, and the northern lights. One trip, many stories.
The gallery was not found!Beijing: Visual Storytelling for a City
Invited to Beijing as a press and documentary photographer, I spent ten days creating a visual story of the city as part of an international media assignment. Beyond its iconic landmarks, I documented Beijing’s cultural heritage, creative industries, technological development, and the everyday stories that shape the city today. See more >>>
Balkans — travel guides and destination content
Four years of travel through the region as a travel photographer I produced destination guides and expert articles published on a high-traffic travel platform — including guides to Albania and Kosovo, and destinations that deserved more visitors than they were getting.
The gallery was not found!I don’t just take photos — I tell stories
My background is in photojournalism: seven years at a major independent media outlet, with assignments across Lithuania, Latvia, Georgia, Italy, China, Sweden, and Russia. After 2021, my work was published in Le Monde, Der Spiegel, National Geographic Poland, and Vanity Fair.
When I work with a hotel or a destination, I bring the same approach. I’m not looking for a perfect shot — I’m looking for the true one, and for stories to tell.
Let’s work together!
I’m open to commercial shoots, stay-for-content collaborations, and press trips with hotels and tourism properties across Poland and the EU.
If you’re not sure which format fits best — just get in touch and we’ll figure it out.
FAQ
Here are the most common questions about working with a travel photographer for hotel content and stay-for-content collaborations
What is the difference between professional hotel photography and UGC content?
Both work well for hotels — but in different contexts. Professional photography is the right choice when you need images for booking platforms, your website, press materials, or team photos. You define the brief, control the process, and get polished, publication-ready results.
UGC content is better suited for social media — it captures the guest experience, the atmosphere, and the feel of a stay in a way that looks natural and authentic. It’s typically shot on a smartphone, requires no additional lighting, and resembles content real guests would create — but more intentional and higher quality. As a travel photographer and UGC creator, I produce content that helps hotels feel visible and relatable to potential guests.
How does a stay-for-content collaboration work?
A stay-for-content collaboration is a straightforward exchange: accommodation in return for content. As a travel photographer, I travel regularly and reach out to hotels I find interesting — offering photos and videos of the property and surroundings in exchange for a complimentary stay. The hotel saves on content production costs; I save on accommodation.
The advantage of this format is variety — different seasons, different weather, different angles. It also works well for highlighting something new: a spa opening, a new restaurant menu, a bike rental service. Real timing, real light, real experience.
What does a hotel get from a content collaboration with a photographer?
As a travel photographer, I primarily deliver photos from the property — and, depending on the agreement, from the surrounding area and restaurant too. I also produce short vertical videos suited for Instagram Reels, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts.
The volume and format of content are agreed in advance so both sides know exactly what to expect. But beyond the deliverables, the collaboration offers something harder to plan for: honest feedback on the guest experience — what works, what could be better, and what makes the property genuinely worth visiting. And a fresh outside perspective that in-house teams rarely get.
How much does a hotel photography shoot cost?
Every project is different, so there’s no fixed rate. The cost depends on the scope — number of locations, content formats, shoot duration, and whether we’re doing a commercial shoot or a stay-for-content collaboration.
Stay-for-content partnerships are often low-cost or no-cost for the hotel in exchange for accommodation. For commercial shoots, pricing also depends on licensing: content for Instagram will be priced differently from images intended for press materials, billboards, or large-scale advertising. Usage rights can be licensed for a set period or without a time limit — we agree on this in advance.
Feel free to get in touch and we’ll figure out what works.
Can the hotel use the content on booking platforms, social media, and paid advertising?
Yes — as a travel photographer working with hotels, I license content for a wide range of uses: booking platforms like Booking.com and Expedia, social media, paid advertising, press materials, and corporate websites. All usage rights are agreed before the shoot begins.
For stay-for-content collaborations, usage rights are transferred by contract for an agreed period, with the option to extend the license. The more uses you need the content for, the more it makes sense to discuss licensing upfront — so both sides are clear from the start.
Do you travel for hotel shoots outside of Warsaw?
Yes — as a travel photographer I work across Poland and the EU. I’m happy to travel to other cities and countries for hotel shoots and content collaborations. Locations with easy access by plane or train are ideal, but hotels and tourism businesses can also arrange transfer and accommodation as part of the project.
Do you shoot only interiors, or also the surrounding area and local attractions?
Interiors are just part of the story. As a travel photographer, I love capturing the place itself — the streets, the atmosphere, local events, traditions, and everything that makes a destination worth visiting. The best hotel content doesn’t just show the room. It shows why someone would want to be there.
Will you appear in the photos and videos yourself?
Sometimes — it depends on the project. For UGC content, appearing in frame can make the material feel more natural and guest-like. When it makes sense, I plan the style in advance and make sure my appearance fits the aesthetic of the property. It’s always agreed beforehand, never accidental.