Galleries
What it looks like, unretouched
Each photograph here is mine, shot on the stays themselves. No stock, no press kits. Rooms, views, and the small details that made a place worth writing about.
Shot on the trip, not staged after
Every photograph of a room, a suite, a table, or a view on this site was taken by me, on the stay itself. Nothing comes from a hotel’s press office and nothing is licensed stock. Most frames are made on a Nikon D850 — the full-frame body that handles dim lobbies and blown-out balconies without complaint — with a Sony RX100 V in a jacket pocket for the places a large camera would be intrusive, and an iPhone 16 Pro Max for everything that happens too fast to unpack a bag. The wide island shots are taken from seaplane windows and high floors, never a drone.
Editing is deliberately light. I cull and colour-grade in Lightroom to keep the whites honest and the blues close to what I actually saw, do the occasional cleanup in Photoshop, and export web-friendly files so the galleries stay sharp without being slow. The goal is a photo that looks like the room did — not a better version of it.
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The galleries
Each set is one destination, edited down to the frames worth keeping. Pick a place to see the full gallery.
25 photos
Asia
Capella
Riverside suites, the Peacock Bar, and pools above the Chao Phraya.
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19 photos
Asia
Four Seasons
Pool decks, riverside dining, and skyline views on the river.
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79 photos
South Pacific
Kokomo
Aerials, overwater villas, reef life, and lagoon sunsets in Fiji.
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33 photos
Asia
The Peninsula
Harbour skylines by day and night, marble suites, the Rolls-Royce fleet.
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50 photos
Mexico
Grand Velas
Infinity pools, jungle grounds, cenotes, and Caribbean sunrises.
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19 photos
Asia
Rosewood
Victoria Harbour views from Rosewood Hong Kong.
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24 photos
Barcelona
Alkimia
Modern Catalan cooking in Barcelona.
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20 photos
Mayakoba
Banyan Tree
Lagoon villas and mangrove waterways.
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34 photos
Mayakoba
Fairmont
Jungle grounds and canals on the Riviera Maya.
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40 photos
Fiji
Fishing day
A full day offshore in Fiji.
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4 photos
Istanbul
Galeyan
Market tables and mezze in Istanbul.
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33 photos
Turks & Caicos
Grace Bay
White sand and shallow turquoise.
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16 photos
Washington, DC
Jônt
Two stars at the tasting counter.
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33 photos
Istanbul
Kempinski
Bosphorus views from Çırağan Palace.
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24 photos
Madrid
Paco Roncero
Rooftop tasting menu above Madrid.
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38 photos
Turks & Caicos
Sopadilla Villa
The villa, the pool, and the beaches around it.
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53 photos
Bangkok
Sorn
Two-star southern Thai cooking, course by course.
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39 photos
Istanbul
Türk Fatih Tütak
Anatolian technique, two stars, Istanbul.
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9 photos
South Pacific
Fiji
Overwater villas, lagoon blues, and reef the colour of a swimming pool. Kokomo Private Island, top to bottom.
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7 photos
Asia
Hong Kong
Harbour skylines after dark, marble bathrooms, and a Rolls-Royce green you can only get from the Peninsula fleet.
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7 photos
Asia
Bangkok
Riverside dining after dark and pool decks over the Chao Phraya, from two of the city’s best river hotels.
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13 photos
Mexico
Mayakoba
Infinity pools at sunrise, palm lawns down to the sea, and the odd deer on the grounds. The lush Riviera Maya.
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32 photos
Miami Beach
Fontainebleau
Beach cabanas and afternoon pool parties below the curved Chateau tower, and sunsets over Indian Creek.
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11 photos
South Beach
The Ritz-Carlton
Oceanfront rooms, quiet mornings on the pool deck, and fireworks over the sand at night.
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7 photos
Macau
Jade Dragon
Cantonese cooking at the top of the City of Dreams.
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9 photos
Macau
Morpheus
Zaha Hadid’s exoskeleton tower, inside and out.
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15 photos
Paris
L’Oiseau Blanc
A rooftop dining room with the Tour Eiffel in the window.
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21 photos
Istanbul
Four Seasons Sultanahmet
A former prison between Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque.
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30 photos
Cozumel
Iberostar Cozumel
Low buildings under the palms, and clear water a few steps off the sand.
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33 photos
Kauai
Grand Hyatt Kauai
Saltwater lagoons on the south shore, and a rainbow most afternoons.
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29 photos
Key Biscayne
Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne
A low-rise resort on the quiet island south of Miami.
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71 photos
Playa del Carmen
Hotel Xcaret
Rivers cut through limestone, caves that open onto the sea.
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26 photos
Bahamas
Atlantis
The lost city by the sea.
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67 photos
Bermuda
Pompano Beach Club
A family-run club on the south shore, with shallows you can walk right out into.
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