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A rider on the beach and a guest with roses under the palms
A guided couples shoot on the beach at dusk
Chapter 01 · The plan

It starts with
one hello

Coora Studio · Indian Ocean photographers

Photoshoots across the Indian Ocean

Couple, honeymoon, proposal, family and drone photoshoots in the Maldives, Sri Lanka, Seychelles and Mauritius, arranged through our photography network. Wherever you stay, we shoot there, timed to golden hour, with your edited gallery in 48 hours.

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Destinations
1,200+
Shoots delivered
98%
Happy guests
48h
Gallery delivery
Our process

How it works, from hello to gallery

Five steps we walk with every guest, planned around your location and your golden hour.

Planning a shoot: walking the shoreline scouting locations
Step 01

Plan together

It starts on WhatsApp. We learn your story, pick the place and location, time it to golden hour, and share styling tips.

Golden-hour timingStyling tips
A guided shoot on the beach at golden hour
Step 02

The shoot

Relaxed, guided posing with no rushing. Drone passes and candids in between. We keep shooting until it feels right.

Drone + candidsNo rushing
A guest reviewing preview photos from her session
Step 03

Preview & choose

A preview gallery, usually the same evening. You pick your favorites, and only those get edited.

Same-day previewsYou pick
A softly graded editorial portrait
Step 04

Perfect edits

Professional editing on every favorite. Something you'd tweak? Revision requests are welcome.

Pro editingFree revisions
A finished gallery favorite: couple embracing at sunset
Step 05

Delivery in 48h

Your full edited gallery, print-ready plus social crops, within 48 hours of the shoot.

Print-readySocial crops
Happiness guarantee

If you don't love them, we're not done

Four promises that come standard with every shoot.

01
Preview before final

You see and choose before anything is finished.

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Free revisions

Edit requests are part of the service, not an extra.

03
Reshoot promise

If conditions or results disappoint, we shoot again.

04
WhatsApp support

Before, during and after your trip, we're one chat away.

Portfolio

Proof the process works

View the full gallery
Happy guests

Stories from our guests

“We were nervous about posing. An hour later we forgot the camera was there. The sandbank drone shots made our wedding album.”
Aisha & Tom · Island Stables guests, Maafushi
“They previewed everything with us the same night and re-edited two photos we asked about. Gallery arrived in a day and a half.”
The Okafor family · Family shoot, Maafushi
Why Coora

Built for the islands

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Local knowledge

We live where we shoot. We know which beach glows at 5:40pm.

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Professional gear

Sony A7 IV bodies, DJI Mavic 4 Pro aerials.

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Fast delivery

Full edited gallery within 48 hours.

04
Growing network

More destinations joining, one studio standard everywhere.

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Instagram post: sunset rider
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Questions

Asked often

Your full edited gallery arrives within 48 hours, with print-ready files plus social crops.

We watch the forecast with you and reschedule around it. If conditions spoil the shoot, our reshoot promise applies.

That's most of our guests. Posing is relaxed and guided, and we shoot until it feels natural.

Yes. We cover nearby resorts and sandbanks by boat from our island outlets. Tell us where you're staying and we'll arrange the trip.

A couple dancing on the sand at dusk
Begin your shoot

You bring the trip.
We won't stop until you love the photos.