Dani Vottero

20/05/2026

Luxury real estate photography is getting closer and closer to architectural and hospitality work, and this shoot for One Property Group at Carat Sky Villas in El Higuerón is a good example of that.

It does feel like a residential building, but then it doesn't.
And then it does again, because when you get into a property placed into the luxury real estate market, you really feel that the line between residential and hospitality is blurred: a reception that could absolutely be a five-star hotel lobby, coworking, an indoor pool, a spa, a Turkish bath, gardens, terraces.

So for a shoot like this, I needed to plan different types of shots, keeping in mind that the main use is real estate, because the images need to work on listings and the final goal is the sale.

With that in mind, I shot with compositions in between property photography and interior design because the spaces and the materials totally deserved that level of attention, while shifting towards a hospitality feeling while shooting the pool or the terrace because that is the experience the property is actually offering.
And photography, in the end, just has to keep up.

Carat Sky Villas — Full gallery: https://danivotterophotography.com/en/proyectos-recientes-fotografia-video/carat-sky-apartments-fuengirola-one-property-group

03/05/2026

"How beautiful." That was my first thought stepping through the wrought-iron door into the patio of Don Juan Boutique Hotel.

EsBoutique Hotels invited me to photograph three of their hotels in Úbeda and Baeza — a UNESCO World Heritage city known for its Renaissance architecture — and I spent about ten days there, moving between properties.

The Don Juan Hotel set the tone from the start for the whole project: a 16th-century palace with stone columns, a mudéjar timber ceiling, wrought iron details, a central fountain, and contemporary furniture, the result of a careful interior design that ties everything together.

Before I started shooting, I went through the spaces with the hotel team to agree on the approach. I used flash carefully, just enough to support the natural light coming from above as the patio had a soft, intimate quality and I wanted to keep it that way.

Hospitality and boutique hotel photography for EsBoutique Hotels.

22/04/2026

The Nara Prefectural Government Office (1965) is easily one of my favorite Mitsuo Katayama projects: in a city so tied to traditional Japanese architecture, Katayama’s choice of raw concrete and sharp geometry perfectly marks its institutional role.

I shot this with a strictly frontal composition to stay as close as possible to the logic of the work. This framing is consistent with the project's geometry and stability, so I think the image respects and inherits the building's own structural presence. If you look at it head-on, the symmetry and the rhythm of those repeated structural elements just work better.

I was lucky enough to have a man on a bike pass right in front of the camera during the time of the photoshoot spared for that area. That was really helpful because human presence provides the scale you need to truly understand the dimensions of the building.

One little tip for travellers: not everyone knows the rooftop is open to the public. If you visit Nara, I really suggest going up because the views of the surroundings are great.

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09/04/2026

Jara is the restaurant at Kimpton Los Monteros Marbella, one of more iconic hotels on the Costa del Sol, led by Michelin-starred chef José Carlos García, with a gastronomic proposal built around local products.

The photoshoot was commissioned by the hotel, and the brief we worked out together was pretty clear: photograph the food within the architecture, using the hotel's spaces as part of the image. It sounded easy, but in reality it was a good and fun challenge.

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31/03/2026

One of the most exciting projects from last year...

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26/10/2025

Minimal compositions hold their energy through color and structure.
In a neutral space, the color becomes the anchor point of any photographic composition, and it holds a visual weight that shapes how the viewer perceives the entire image.

In these cases, lighting is key. Blending natural light with subtle fill-flash balances the exposure, controls contrast, and lets the 's true form speak for itself - along with its design and atmosphere.

What element do you find most challenging to balance in minimalist interiors photography?
Share your thoughts below.

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15/10/2025

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16/01/2025

El Fuerte de fue construido en 1668 y hoy es uno de los lugares más visitados de . Esta impresionante fortaleza se levantó sobre las ruinas de un fuerte aún más antiguo y tardó unos 12 años en completarse. En 1998, el complejo fue restaurado y alberga ahora una interesante exposición interactiva sobre la y las locales.

Para dar una mejor idea de la escala y el tamaño del monumento, en ambas imágenes se han incluido personajes. Sin ellos, es difícil percibir lo imponente que es este lugar.