Yacht Days
A full day at sea, from the first swim to champagne at golden hour. Your photographer blends in, the moments remain.
Request a sessionWe work only with a small circle of the finest photographers on the coast. They shoot the Riviera year-round, so they know that Cap-Ferrat in June is not Saint-Tropez in August, and they plan for it. Some live inside one format, weddings, proposals, editorial. Others move across all of them. And you speak with yours before the day, never meeting them for the first time on the morning of.
You are not looking for a photo session. You want to remember the day the way it actually felt, without spending it looking at a lens. That is the whole idea. Your Riva photographer arrives having already walked your location. They know where the light lands at seven, which side of the terrace turns gold at dusk, and where to stand so you forget they are there. From Saint-Tropez to Cap-Ferrat, Monaco to Cannes: yacht days, villa events, proposals, weddings, family trips, editorial portraits. Every shoot is private. Your gallery is yours within seven days.
A full day at sea, from the first swim to champagne at golden hour. Your photographer blends in, the moments remain.
Request a sessionFashion-inspired sessions on the Riviera's most cinematic backdrops. Your own cover story.
Request a sessionA feed's worth of images in one session. Vertical, editorial, delivered ready to post.
Request a sessionGarden parties, private dinners, afternoons by the pool. Discreet coverage of life in your villa, as it happens.
Request a sessionFrom preparations to the last dance, an editorial eye on the most important day. Timeless images, nothing staged.
Request a sessionThe exact second of the yes, captured from a distance. We scout the spot, you live the moment.
Request a sessionAnniversaries, family reunions, private celebrations. Full coverage, delivered fast, shared with your guests.
Request a sessionSunset parties, birthdays on deck, nights that deserve to be remembered exactly as they felt.
Request a sessionSolo, couple or family portraits in golden light. The kind of images that end up framed.
Request a sessionFrom the first call to your final gallery, here's exactly what happens.
A call to understand the moment, the people, the place. We agree on what matters to you, how visible you want us, and what we cannot miss. Then we scout your locations and map the light hour by hour.
One or two photographers, full gear, ready for anything: yacht deck, villa terrace, dusk, low light, open sea. No stiff poses, no “everyone look here”. By the second hour, most clients stop noticing us.
A first selection in your inbox within 48 hours, your full private gallery within 7 days. Want it warmer, cooler, more contrast? Tell your photographer and we re-edit until it is right.
"saint-tropez weekend on the boat, kept forgetting they were even shooting. photos hit the inbox 5 days later, obsessed"
"Proposed in Èze, they scouted three locations and nailed the exact angle. Gallery is unreal, we're framing half of it."
"Different category entirely. Editorial, discreet, exquisitely retouched. Booking every summer from now."
"il nostro matrimonio a Ramatuelle, esattamente come l'abbiamo vissuto. sono diventati invisibili. la galleria è incorniciata in tutta la casa ora"
"عيد ميلاد عائلي على متن اليخت قبالة بور إركول. أبي يُطفئ الشموع، الأطفال على السطح وقت الغروب، كل تفصيل صغير. ما كنّا لنطلب أكثر"
"discreet, fast, gorgeous. concierge handled everything, preview was in my inbox next morning. booked them again three weeks later"
"cap-ferrat in june, kids running everywhere, they got every single one. zero stress for us. gallery in 4 days"
"Une journée à Antibes pour nos 10 ans de mariage. Discrets, naturels, vraiment pros. Les photos sont au-delà de ce qu'on espérait."
"Geburtstag meiner Frau in einer Villa über Èze. Sehr diskret, beste Bildqualität, alles in 6 Tagen geliefert. Empfehlen wir weiter."
"We hosted my parents' 40th anniversary in a villa above Saint-Tropez. They were everywhere and yet invisible. My mother cried looking at the gallery."
"weekend in famiglia tra Portofino e Saint-Tropez. la galleria sembra un editoriale di Vogue, consegnata in 5 giorni. siamo rimasti senza parole"
"Discreet to the point of forgetting them, then the gallery arrives and you understand why we paid for the premium. Worth every cent."
"Hired for a yacht charter out of Monaco. Sea, sunset, drone, indoor candles, they had every condition covered. The photographer felt like part of the crew by hour two."
"Booked. Shot. Delivered. Repeat client."
"снимали день рождения дочки в вилле над Каннами. фотограф был абсолютно незаметным, дочка даже не поняла что её снимают. галерея пришла за 4 дня"
"Family trip in Cap d'Antibes, three generations across the gallery. The level of restraint and quality is what we look for. We will be using Riva for every booking from now."
Each one has its own pace and its own backdrops. Pick yours for dates and pricing.
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Yes. Every photo you receive is individually retouched. Color grading, exposure, skin retouching, scene cleanup. The unedited files never leave our studio. What you see in your gallery is the final, frame-ready image.
A curated preview of 5 to 8 images within 48 hours. Your full edited gallery within 7 days. For weddings and multi-day programs, delivery is within 14 days. Express 24-hour delivery is available on request.
1 hour: 30 photos · 2 hours: 60 photos · Half-day: 120 photos · Full-day: 250 photos · Weekend: 500+ photos. All in high resolution, edited, with a private download link that does not expire.
Yes. We have full marine equipment, waterproof housings, and experience shooting on charters from 12m day boats to 60m+ superyachts. We coordinate directly with your charter agency or captain ahead of the day.
We monitor weather for 72 hours before your shoot. If conditions are not workable, we reschedule at no cost up to the morning of the session. For yacht days, the charter weather call is yours, and we move with you.
Fully private. Your gallery is password protected. We never publish any image without your written consent. NDAs available on request. Many of our clients are public figures and we treat every booking accordingly.
Yes, on request. Italian Riviera, Sardinia, Corsica, Mallorca, Ibiza are common. Travel fees are calculated case by case and included transparently in your quote.
Pricing on the French Riviera starts at 390 € for a 30-minute express shoot at one spot, booked on request. A 1-hour session in Saint-Tropez or Cap-Ferrat is 790 €, up to 5,490 € for a full weekend program with multi-location coverage in Monaco, Cannes or Nice. All taxes included, no hidden travel fees within the Riviera.
We cover the entire French Riviera with no extra travel fee: Saint-Tropez (Pampelonne, Ramatuelle, Gassin), Cannes, Monaco, Nice, Antibes, and Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat. Coverage of the Italian Riviera, Porquerolles, Sardinia, Corsica, Mallorca and Ibiza is available on request.
Yes. We are the discreet yacht photographer of choice for charters of all sizes in the Bay of Saint-Tropez and across the French Riviera. We coordinate directly with your captain, board at your convenience, and stay invisible to guests throughout the day.
Yes. Riva works with private wedding photographers for intimate luxury weddings on the French Riviera. From private chapels in Cap-Ferrat to clifftop ceremonies in Saint-Tropez and grand villa receptions in Monaco or Cannes, your photographer delivers editorial, fully retouched galleries within 14 days.
Yes. If the weather is not workable we reschedule at no cost, up to the morning of the session. If you need to cancel, you are refunded 90 % of what you paid up to 15 days before the shoot.
PaulFounder
Travel has always been my great luxury, and I have always wanted to keep the most beautiful images of it. Yet in each new destination, the same question returned: whom to trust with those moments? Finding an exceptional photographer far from home takes time, all the more when you do not speak the language.
Riva was born from that conviction. We work only with the finest photographers in each destination, chosen for the quality of their eye and the rigour of their service: punctual on the day, faithful to every date we promise. You write to us, and everything else is taken care of. On the French Riviera as in Courchevel, the same standard of excellence.
IraChief Operating Officer
Ira is your first point of contact at Riva. She takes the time to understand what you have in mind, then chooses the photographer whose style suits you.
Once your photographer takes the lead, Ira remains close by. A question or a change of plans? She replies at any hour, with the same attention.
A few details about the day you have in mind. You receive a personal reply within 12 hours.
Tell us about the day you have in mind. You receive a personal reply within 12 hours.
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