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Great Barrier Reef • Private Charter • Cairns

A full day on the reef, with your own underwater
photographer beside you.

Most people who visit the Great Barrier Reef come home with phone photos. You can come home with something completely different. A private photographer in the water with you, capturing exactly what you experienced.

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What makes this different

This is not a tour group
photographer. This is yours.

When you visit the reef on a group tour, any photography available is shared between dozens of people. The photographer is in the water for a few minutes with each group, shooting quickly and moving on.

This is entirely different. I spend the full day with you, in the water beside you, watching the light, watching the reef, and watching your family or group experience one of the most extraordinary places on the planet. Every image is of you, by someone who knows the reef and knows exactly how to photograph it.

I am a PADI Divemaster. The Great Barrier Reef is not a location I visit. It is where I work.

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Snorkeler on the Great Barrier Reef

Who this is for

This day is for anyone who wants more than a memory.

01

Families visiting the reef

Children and adults experiencing the Great Barrier Reef for the first time, captured by someone who is in the water with them the whole day. Images of your family that are genuinely unrepeatable.

02

Couples and honeymoons

A day on the reef is already one of the most beautiful experiences you can share. Having it photographed properly means you come home with images worthy of it.

03

Milestone trips and bucket list moments

If visiting the Great Barrier Reef is something you have always wanted to do, it deserves more than a selfie. Come home with images that show exactly what it felt like to be there.

04

Mermaid and creative experiences

I offer mermaid tail photography on the reef as a standalone creative experience. A full day on the Great Barrier Reef in a mermaid tail is exactly as extraordinary as it sounds.

05

Divers and snorkellers

Whether you are a confident diver or a first-time snorkeller, I work at your level and in your environment. You focus on the experience. I focus on the images.

06

Anyone who wants something one of a kind

If none of the above quite describes you but the idea speaks to you, reach out. Most of the best days I have had on the reef started with a conversation that began exactly like that.

What is included

Everything you need for a perfect day.

  • Full day on the Great Barrier Reef

A complete day in the water with me beside you. Not a rushed hour. A proper, unhurried day on the reef.

  • Professional underwater photography

Fully edited, high resolution images delivered via a private online gallery within two weeks of your day.

  • PADI Divemaster in the water with you

I am not on the boat watching. I am in the water with you the entire time, photographing and guiding.

  • Both above and below surface

I capture moments on deck, at the surface, and fully submerged. The whole day, not just the underwater moments.

  • First aid and CPR certified

Your safety is always the first priority on every day I run on the water.

      DAY DETAILS

DURATION

Full day on the reef

LOCATION

Great Barrier Reef, Cairns and surrounds

GROUP SIZE

Individuals, couples, and families are welcome

SWIMMING ABILITY

All levels welcome. I work at your pace.

IMAGE DELIVERY

Private online gallery within 2 weeks

PRICING

Contact for a custom quote based on group size and package

This experience is custom quoted based on your group, your dates, and what you want from the day. Send me a message and I will put together a package that fits exactly what you are imagining.

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Private yacht charter photographer, Cairns
Private yacht charter photographer, Cairns
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Private yacht charter photographer, Port Douglas
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Private yacht charter and underwater photographer, Cairns
Private yacht charter photographer, Cairns
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Snorkel and scuba diving on the Great Barrier Reef private photographer
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Private yacht charter photographer, Cairns
Snorkel and scuba diving on the Great Barrier Reef private photographer
Private yacht charter photographer, Port Douglas
Private yacht charter photographer, Port Douglas
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Private yacht charter photographer, Port Douglas
Snorkel and scuba diving on the Great Barrier Reef private photographer
Snorkel and scuba diving on the Great Barrier Reef private photographer
Snorkel and scuba diving on the Great Barrier Reef private photographer
Private yacht charter photographer, Port Douglas

What the day feels like

You forget the camera is
even there.

That is the goal. I want you to be completely present in the experience. Watching the coral. Swimming with the fish. Holding your children’s hands underwater for the first time.

I stay close enough to capture everything and far enough away that I never interrupt a moment. By the end of the day most people have forgotten they are being photographed at all. That is when the best images happen.

When you get your gallery two weeks later, you will see your day the way it actually was. Not posed. Not performative. Just real.

PLAN YOUR REEF DAY

★★★★★

“Angelina accompanied us on our one-in-a-lifetime trip to the outer edges of the Great Barrier Reef. She was unobtrusive but took lovely shots of our family onboard and in the water. In particular the underwater shots were ones that we could not take ourselves, but wanted to have. Her photos were absolutely lovely and created a wonderful memory of a special day. I highly recommend that you have Angelina record your special day!!!!“

DEBBY LEDFORD – PRIVATE CHARTER PHOTOGRAPHER

★★★★★

“Phenomenal photos and experience scuba diving! We framed a few of the very best ones. Thank you again!“

JACK STONE – PRIVATE CHARTER PHOTOGRAPHER

★★★★★

“Angelina Pilarinos Photography is a fantastic underwater photography service. My wife and I hired Angelina for a day trip to Green Island from Cairns, and she documented the whole day with fantastic pictures and videos (both on land and in the water). We received the edited photos within 2 weeks, and a well-edited video of the whole day’s adventures, all for a very good price. She was very easy to get on with and happy to do the requested shots. Would recommend Angelina to anyone who wants some great memories documented to last a lifetime!“

WILLIAM CHIEW – REEF TRIP PHOTOGRAPHER

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Private yacht charter photographer, Cairns
Private yacht charter photographer, Cairns
Private yacht charter photographer, Cairns
Private yacht charter photographer, Cairns
Private yacht charter and underwater photographer, Cairns
Private yacht charter photographer, Port Douglas
Private yacht charter photographer, Port Douglas
Private yacht charter photographer, Port Douglas
Private yacht charter photographer, Cairns
Private yacht charter photographer, Cairns
Private yacht charter photographer, Cairns
Private yacht charter photographer, Port Douglas
Private yacht charter photographer, Cairns
Private yacht charter photographer, Cairns
Private yacht charter and underwater photographer, Cairns
Private yacht charter photographer, Cairns
Private yacht charter photographer, Port Douglas

Ready to plan your day

Let’s build your
perfect day on
the reef.

Tell me when you are visiting Cairns, how many people are joining you, and what you are hoping for from the day. I will put together a package that fits.

“This moment deserves to be remembered.”

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