About Mariia Balandina

About

I stay at your property. Then I show the world what it feels like.

Mariia and Adrian

The work

Hello, I'm Mariia

I create photography and film for luxury hotels. My husband Adrian travels with me, and together we've built a life around experiencing the world's most beautiful properties and capturing what makes each one special.

We arrive as guests, not as a production crew. We check in, we settle in, and we get to know the property the way your visitors will. There's always a plan, but some of the best moments come from being present: the light falling across a terrace in the late afternoon, a perfectly made bed catching the morning sun, the details that make a place feel alive.

Every image is styled and intentional. I care about details: the angle, the moment, the feeling. But I never want the work to feel stiff or staged. It should feel like a place you want to be.

I've had the privilege of working with Four Seasons, Le Méridien, and independent boutique hotels around the world. The names and locations change, but the focus is always the same: light, detail, and the moments that make someone stop browsing and start booking.

A new chapter

Traveling as three

Our family recently grew, and with it, a new perspective on luxury travel.

For family-friendly properties, this opens new possibilities. I can create content that speaks directly to traveling parents: the kind of images that show what it actually feels like to experience your property as a family. Not staged, not stiff. Just genuine moments, beautifully captured.

For adults-only resorts or brands with a different creative direction, nothing changes. I work just as easily as a couple, solo, or stay entirely behind the scenes with purely property-focused content. Every property has its own identity, and I adapt to what yours needs.

The goal is always the same: content that feels true to your brand and connects with the guests you want to reach.

Family travel

Let's talk about your property

I'd love to hear what you have in mind.

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