The fastest, cheapest way to lose bookings on Booking.com or Airbnb is the photography. Phone snapshots taken at noon, with cluttered backgrounds and inconsistent white balance, push your listing down the algorithmic ranking and the few people who do see it scroll past. Marios Mexas is a Corfu-based photographer whose entire practice is built around solving exactly that problem for hotels, villas and restaurants on the island.
Commission a Corfu shoot
Direct message on Instagram is the fastest way to get a quote and a date.
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Hotels
Lobbies, rooms, common areas, exteriors and amenities. Set up to feed both your own website and OTA listings (Booking.com, Expedia, TripAdvisor).
Villas & rentals
Private villas and vacation rentals across Corfu. Composition, light and styling tuned for short-stay platforms — Airbnb, Vrbo, direct booking sites.
Restaurants
Dining rooms, terraces, signature dishes, atmosphere. Both interior architecture and food / drink work, with the licence terms restaurants need for menus and social.
Why we recommend him
The CorfuRide test
- Specialist, not generalist — hospitality is the entire focus, not a side category. Each shoot understands the medium it'll live in (OTA grids, mobile previews, hero banners).
- Local to Corfu — no travel surcharge to reach a north-coast villa or a Lefkimmi taverna; can shoot at the right time of day rather than the only available time of day.
- Knows hospitality lighting — when to use natural light, when to bring strobes, how to handle high-contrast Mediterranean midday scenes.
- Editing for conversion — output graded for honest representation that still pulls clicks, not over-cooked HDR that disappoints arriving guests.
- Portfolio across categories — hotels, villas and restaurants, so cross-context references are easy to provide.
- Direct booking — single point of contact, no agency markup.
Who it's for
Hotel owners
Especially small to mid-size, family-run hotels that want to compete on visuals with the bigger groups.
Villa & rental hosts
Whether you list on Airbnb, Booking.com or a personal site — pro photos shift conversion rates significantly.
Restaurants & tavernas
For menus, social, Google Business Profile and printed marketing material.
New openings
Renovations, soft launches, rebrand moments — when there's a window to refresh visuals end-to-end.
How to commission a shoot
- Reach out via Instagram DM — @Mmexasphotography is the fastest channel, especially in season.
- Describe the brief — property type, number of rooms / common spaces, whether you need exterior / drone / detail shots, deadline.
- Agree dates and quote — quotes are tailored to scope; you'll know the deliverables before the shoot.
- Prepare the property — fresh linens, dressed beds, decluttered surfaces, clean windows. The studio will brief you in advance.
- Receive edited files — final selection, colour-graded, with usage rights for your website, OTAs and social.
Where to find him
Contact Marios Mexas
Frequently asked questions
What does Mexas Photography specialise in?
Hospitality and accommodation photography — hotels, villas and restaurants. The brief is always: visual content that helps a property convert browsers into bookings.
Where is Mexas Photography based?
Corfu, Greece. The studio works across the entire island for on-location shoots — beach villas in the south, hotels in the north, restaurants in the Old Town.
Who is the photographer?
Marios Mexas — a Corfu-based photographer focused on hospitality work, with a portfolio across the island's hotels, vacation rentals and restaurants.
How do I commission a shoot?
Direct message on Instagram (@Mmexasphotography) is the fastest channel. Describe the property, scope and dates and you'll receive a tailored quote.
Is this for individual travellers or only businesses?
The focus is on hospitality businesses. Individual portrait or wedding work is not the studio's core offering.
Why does professional photography matter for a Corfu rental?
OTA platforms reward sharp, well-lit, properly composed photos with higher rankings and more bookings. Going from phone snapshots to professional photography typically translates into double-digit percentage gains in booking rate.
Book a Mexas Photography shoot
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