The route
At an Ubud villa the session is slow and early: the floating breakfast or the first coffee on the terrace around eight, before the pool is in full sun, then the two of you at the edge looking over the valley. With an extra hour we walk to a ridge or a field path nearby. At a Bukit cliff villa it runs in the last hour of the day: the lawn or infinity edge with the ocean behind you, then — if the villa has a path or there is a beach close by — the water as the sun sets. At a Nusa Dua or Jimbaran resort we use the grounds where the resort allows it, and the beach in front at sunrise or sunset depending on which way it faces. Wherever we shoot, the photographer keeps a distance for the quieter moments and steps in only to direct.












