Private Events · Gulf of Saint-Tropez
When your celebration deserves
more than a photo session.
Milestone birthdays, international family reunions, vow renewals, entire villa weekends. An evening, a day or several.
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Sixty people who matter, in the same villa, at the same moment. Three generations reunited after years apart. A sixtieth birthday planned in secret for six months. A grandfather's toast, knowing he may not see everyone gathered again for a long time. That moment will not come around twice.
That is exactly what I photograph. The hug on arrival at the beach club. The glances exchanged during a speech. The children running between the tables at dinner. The instant just before the cake, when the whole room is together and no one is looking at a phone.
No forced poses. No frozen smiles. Just your celebration as it is — in the light of the Mediterranean. An evening, a day, three days, or more. I adapt to your programme, your venues, your family.
That moment is yours to keep.
The celebrations I cover.
Every event is unique. I adapt to your programme, your family, your venues. These are the most frequent configurations.
Milestone birthdays
50th, 60th, 70th, 80th. Sixty guests, three generations, sometimes flying in from five countries. Beach club, villa, restaurant, dinner — one day or an entire weekend.
Family reunions
When the whole family gathers in the same villa for the first time in ten years. Multi-day, multigenerational. Digital photographs and prints delivered afterwards to several addresses worldwide.
Vow renewals
Twenty-five, thirty, forty years of marriage. You say yes again, in the setting you have chosen.
Villa weekends
Three or four days in a villa of the Gulf or the Corniche des Maures. Beach club, terrace, dinner.
Private celebrations
Everything that fits no usual box. We talk, we shape the format together.
The packages.
- Up to 2 hours of coverage
- 1 venue (villa, restaurant, beach club)
- Lunch or evening, your choice
- Cocktail · speeches · key moments
- 80 retouched HD photos (colour + B&W)
- 20 prints 15×23 cm
- 8 prints 20×30 cm
- 2 prints 30×45 cm
- Private gallery 3 months (extendable to 12)
- Advance scouting · One single point of contact
- Additional digital photos, prints and large formats available from the gallery
- Up to 4 hours of coverage
- 1 venue (beach club, villa, restaurant)
- Lunch or evening, your choice
- Cocktail · meal · speeches · key moments
- 120 retouched HD photos (colour + B&W)
- 30 prints 15×23 cm
- 15 prints 20×30 cm
- 5 prints 30×45 cm
- Private gallery 3 months (extendable to 12)
- Advance scouting · One single point of contact
- Additional digital photos, prints and large formats available from the gallery
- Up to 8 hours of coverage
- 1 to 2 venues (beach club, villa, restaurant)
- Arrivals · cocktail · meal · celebration
- 250 retouched HD photos (colour + B&W)
- 50 prints 15×23 cm
- 25 prints 20×30 cm
- 10 prints 30×45 cm
- Private gallery 3 months (extendable to 12)
- Scouting · video coordination as an option
- Additional digital photos, prints and large formats available from the gallery
- 2 to 4 days of immersive coverage
- Multi-venue (villa, beach, restaurant, yacht)
- Arrivals · celebrations · departures
- 400+ retouched HD photos (colour + B&W)
- 80 prints 15×23 cm
- 40 prints 20×30 cm
- 15 prints 30×45 cm
- Private gallery organised by day
- Scouting · coordinated partner videographer
- Extended volumes and additional services calibrated in the bespoke quote
Every package includes: travel throughout the Gulf of Saint-Tropez · preparation · two camera bodies · multiple lenses · discreet flash if the light requires it · selection · calibration · individual retouching · delivery in colour and black & white · private gallery 3 months extendable to 12 · one single point of contact for photo and video · premium prints on prestige paper included.
For the Two Hours, Half Day and Full Day packages, additional digital photos, extra prints and large formats — canvas up to 90×150 cm, aluminium and plexiglass up to 50×75 cm — are available at preferential rates from your private gallery. For the Multi-Day package, all volumes and services are calibrated in the bespoke quote.
To book: a 50% deposit confirms the dates in my calendar. The balance is settled at the end of the coverage — by transfer, card, cash, or via a secure payment link sent the day before if you prefer to pay online. Booking an event less than 48 hours out: 30% surcharge. For high-season celebrations (June-September), I recommend confirming 2 to 3 months ahead.
All prices are in euros, net of tax. VAT not applicable, art. 293 B of the French CGI.
How it works.
The brief.
We talk by phone, then by email. Programme, venues, family configuration, key moments. I coordinate directly with your venues — beach club, villa, restaurant, vineyard — so nothing is left to chance. If you need video coordination, I handle it in parallel.
The scouting.
Before the event, I visit in advance — your villa, the yacht, or the venues you have booked — to find the best spots, calibrate the timing to the light, and identify the ideal configurations. The shoot begins before the shoot.
The coverage.
I work in two ways at once: wide-angle for the place and the atmosphere, telephoto at a distance to hold the real emotions without anyone noticing. I also direct the portraits — whole family, couples, siblings, friends. And whenever you want a photograph with someone in particular, you tell me. I am there.
The gallery.
Private online gallery within 7 to 14 days depending on volume. Every photograph in colour and in black & white, organised by day for multi-day celebrations. Password-protected, shareable with the guests of your choice, accessible for 3 months (extendable to 12). Premium prints and large formats — canvas up to 90×150 cm, aluminium and plexiglass up to 50×75 cm — available from the gallery, shipped worldwide.
Video · Coordinated
Cinematic video coverage
as an option, perfectly coordinated.
If you would also like video coverage of your celebration, I take care of it. I work with a small circle of award-winning filmmakers based on the French Riviera, each with extensive experience of high-end multi-day events.
You have one single point of contact — me — from the initial brief to the final delivery. The partner videographer is briefed, aligned with the photographic aesthetic, and present on the day. You manage nothing.
Depending on the scale of the film delivered — from a cinematic film with speech coverage to a full documentary with long edit and drone — the range generally sits between €4,500 and €12,000. A dedicated video proposal is sent separately, with 2 to 3 options and reference films so you can see the quality before deciding.
Full transparency: these are the filmmakers' direct rates. I take no commission and no markup on the video side. My role is coordination — making sure the right partner is on site, briefed and aligned with the whole.
Coverage & Delivery
From the Gulf to the Corniche des Maures.
Worldwide delivery.
I work throughout the Gulf of Saint-Tropez — Saint-Tropez, Sainte-Maxime, Grimaud, Pampelonne, Ramatuelle, La Croix-Valmer, Cavalaire — including inside the secure private estates such as Les Parcs de Saint-Tropez and Cap Bénat. And on the Corniche des Maures for celebrations organised in peace — Bormes-les-Mimosas, Le Lavandou, Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer.
Digital photographs and premium prints shipped worldwide — to several addresses if your guests fly home to five different countries.
A large villa, a yacht, an estate booked for the celebration? I visit in advance to find the best spots — terrace, garden, pool, view, decks, cabins, reception rooms — and calibrate the timing to the light. The shoot begins before the shoot.
Private villa · Secure estate · Yacht · Beach club · Restaurant · Vineyard · Private mansion
They trusted me with their celebrations.
Birthdays, family reunions, weddings. 490 five-star reviews on Google and Facebook.
"A wonderful family moment and a beautiful memory of my birthday. Ludovic is great — he put everyone at ease and the photos look completely natural. We will remember this experience for a long time."
"We had a fantastic photo shoot for our 30th wedding anniversary. Energetic and friendly with a keen eye towards getting the best photos for our family."
"We hired Ludovic for our wedding after a family photo session with him. Superb work. We recommend him."
Twenty years of practice have taught me one thing: over three days, what happens between the official moments matters most. The hug before the toast. The laughter during the speeches. A grandfather's gaze as he sees his whole family gathered. My work is to be there — without posing, without interrupting, without pressure — so those instants remain.
Frequently asked questions.
From two hours to several days. The Two Hours package covers a lunch or an evening at one venue (from €1,490), the Half Day up to 4 hours (from €2,500), the Full Day up to 8 hours across one to two venues (from €4,500), and the Multi-Day two to four days of immersive coverage across several venues, yacht included (by quote). We shape the format together, around your programme.
Yes. I work throughout the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, including the secure private estates such as Les Parcs de Saint-Tropez and Cap Bénat, as well as on yachts, beach clubs, villas, restaurants and vineyards. I also cover the Corniche des Maures — Bormes-les-Mimosas, Le Lavandou, Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer. I visit in advance to find the best spots and calibrate the timing to the light.
Yes, as an option and fully coordinated. I work with a small circle of filmmakers based on the French Riviera. You have one single point of contact — me — from brief to delivery. The range generally sits between €4,500 and €12,000, at the filmmakers' direct rates, with no commission on my side. A dedicated video proposal is sent separately, with 2 to 3 options and reference films.
Your private online gallery is delivered within 7 to 14 days depending on volume. Every photograph in colour and in black & white, organised by day for multi-day celebrations. The gallery is password-protected, shareable with the guests of your choice, accessible for 3 months (extendable to 12). Premium prints and large formats — canvas up to 90×150 cm, aluminium and plexiglass up to 50×75 cm — available from the gallery, shipped worldwide, to several addresses if needed.
We talk by phone first — I note your dates, venue, family configuration and key moments. A 50% deposit confirms the dates in my calendar; the balance is settled at the end of the coverage — by transfer, card, cash, or via a secure payment link sent the day before. Booking an event less than 48 hours out: 30% surcharge. For high-season celebrations (June-September), I recommend confirming 2 to 3 months ahead. All prices are in euros, net of tax (VAT not applicable, art. 293 B of the French CGI).
Tell me about your event.
I take care of the rest.
Milestone birthday, family reunion, villa weekend. An evening, a day or several. I reply within 24 hours — often within 2.
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