Pernambuco
Drone photo & video · Porto de Galinhas
In short
Drone photo & video in Porto de Galinhas starts at $300: 60 min on location with a photographer who works in Porto de Galinhas, and 25 edited photos + a 1-minute edited film delivered to a private gallery within 7 days. Your exact price is confirmed in writing before you pay.
Why choose drone photo & video in Porto de Galinhas?
Porto de Galinhas runs on the tide table: the reef pools in front of the village appear only at low water, and every session here is booked around them. That is what decides how a session is planned here: the photographer you work with lives in Porto de Galinhas and works across Pernambuco all year, so they are not seeing the place for the first time alongside you. That prior knowledge is the difference between a session that keeps to its schedule and one spent looking for a frame.
The hour matters more than the location. For Piscinas naturais de Porto de Galinhas, the window to aim for is the low tide of the day, ideally in the morning. The session runs 60 min and is built around that window rather than around your diary — it is the one variable that genuinely changes the photographs, and it costs nothing.
What does the session in Porto de Galinhas look like?
The typical session runs 60 min across two locations: we start at Piscinas naturais de Porto de Galinhas and move on to Pontal de Maracaípe. Two locations rather than one give you two distinct backdrops, and the move between them produces the frames made in motion — frequently the truest of the set.
What does drone photo & video in Porto de Galinhas include?
- 60 minutes on location, with the time in the air set by batteries, wind and airspace
- 25 edited aerial photos
- A 1-minute edited aerial film with licensed music
- Flown under third-party liability insurance, with the drone registered in ANAC’s SISANT and the flight authorised in SARPAS
- Photos and film delivered within 7 days
Permits at these locations: Piscinas naturais de Porto de Galinhas: No municipal permit for a photo session; the jangada crossing is paid to the jangadeiros on the beach, and stepping on the coral or feeding the fish is not allowed Pontal de Maracaípe: Public beach inside an environmental protection area; seahorse trips are guided by jangadeiros, who set the distance from the animals Praia de Maracaípe: Public beach inside an environmental protection area; no permit for a session, and corals and shells may not be taken Muro Alto: Public sand in front of the resorts needs no permit; a session inside a resort follows that resort’s own policy on outside photographers
FAQ — Drone photo & video in Porto de Galinhas
Drone photo & video in Porto de Galinhas: what time should we book?
For a session at Piscinas naturais de Porto de Galinhas in Porto de Galinhas, aim for the low tide of the day, ideally in the morning. At a busy location, two hours either way changes what can be framed at all.
Do we need a permit to photograph in Porto de Galinhas?
At some Porto de Galinhas locations, yes: Piscinas naturais de Porto de Galinhas (No municipal permit for a photo session; the jangada crossing is paid to the jangadeiros on the beach, and stepping on the coral or feeding the fish is not allowed); Pontal de Maracaípe (Public beach inside an environmental protection area; seahorse trips are guided by jangadeiros, who set the distance from the animals); Praia de Maracaípe (Public beach inside an environmental protection area; no permit for a session, and corals and shells may not be taken); Muro Alto (Public sand in front of the resorts needs no permit; a session inside a resort follows that resort’s own policy on outside photographers). The photographer tells you at booking which authorization applies and what it costs, not on the day.
What happens if the weather turns in Porto de Galinhas?
If lightning, a severe-weather alert from the Defesa Civil, or a closed site or beach makes the planned Porto de Galinhas location unusable, the session moves to a new date at no charge. Overcast skies and light rain are working conditions, and often good ones.
When do we get the photos from Porto de Galinhas?
A session in Porto de Galinhas is delivered within 7 days, in a private online gallery: 25 edited photos + a 1-minute edited film, downloadable at full resolution from any country.