// WorldwideDrone photographer in France.
Aerial photography and video on both coasts and inland. France requires a declared flight in most scenarios. That declaration is part of the job.
Send an enquiry →Drone photographer — France
France has the widest range of aerial subjects on this list, from the Mediterranean coast through the Atlantic seaboard to alpine terrain, and each of them behaves differently in the air. The Côte d Azur wants early light before the haze builds, Brittany wants a gap between weather systems, and the Alps want a day when the valley wind has not started.
France is also strict, and the strictness is procedural rather than arbitrary. Most flights outside open country require a declaration through the official system, urban flights need more, and the coastal zone in summer carries additional limits. It is entirely workable when handled in advance, which is exactly when I handle it.
What I bring to France.
Drone photography
Stills from the air for listings, brochures and press. Sites, buildings, boats and coastline, delivered edited.
More →Aerial filmDrone videography
Moving footage in 4K and higher. Slow passes, orbits and reveals, cut for the web and for social.
More →PermitsThe legal side
Licence, insurance and clearance where they are required. Handled before the day, not on it.
More →GroundAir and ground together
Aerial footage on its own tells no story. I shoot both, so the film has somewhere to land.
More →How a shoot in France runs.
Enquiry and planning
A short conversation about the boats, the water and the goal. You get a clear plan with a date and a fixed price.
On location
One or two shooting days at the berth and under sail. Photography, film and drone in a single visit.
Delivery
Finished material for listings, website and social media, including publication and advertising if you want it.
Planning something in France?
Tell me briefly which boats and which water it is about. You get a personal answer with a proposal and a fixed price.
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