Book a Family Photoshoot
on Paxos

This happens all the time, and our family photographers are prepared for it. The secret is that the best family photos don't come from asking kids to pose — they come from play. Your photographer will turn the session into a game: racing along the beach at Naxos, feeding pigeons in Athens, hunting for cats in Chania's old harbour lanes. Tantrums and shy phases get waited out with a break and a snack, and sessions are scheduled around naps and meals. Even a session that feels chaotic in the moment produces wonderful genuine images — often better than the ones where everyone behaved.

There's no wrong age — each stage photographs differently and beautifully. Babies bring quiet, tender close-ups; toddlers bring motion and hilarious candid moments; school-age kids love the adventure of exploring castles and beaches on camera; teens relax once they realise nobody is forcing stiff poses. Multi-generation shoots with grandparents are among the most treasured bookings we see, especially on family reunion trips to the islands. The one practical tip: with children under five, book morning sessions when energy and light are both at their best. Your Photo Greece photographer adapts the pace and games to the ages in your group.

Aim for a coordinated palette rather than identical outfits: two or three soft colors that everyone wears in their own way. Creams, soft blues, sage and sand tones look wonderful against Greece's white walls, turquoise sea and stone villages. Skip big logos, characters and neon shades. Dress kids in clothes they can move and play in — the session will involve running, climbing steps and sitting on beaches. Bring a change of clothes for little ones (Greek beaches are irresistible) and comfortable shoes for cobbled lanes. Your photographer will send simple styling tips for your specific location and season when you book.

Professional photoshoots on Paxos start from €310. Packages differ by duration and the number of edited photos — one to two hours, roughly €310 to €450, covers Gaios and the channel in front of the Panagia islet, or Loggos harbour and an olive terrace above it. A boat session over to Antipaxos is quoted separately, because the boat is an extra cost.

Gaios waterfront, with the wooded Panagia islet across the channel, is the classic opening. Loggos gives a harbour the size of a courtyard and stone quays. The Erimitis cliffs on the west coast take the sunset head-on. On Antipaxos, Vrika and Voutoumi supply the turquoise water people come for, and the terraced olive groves work all day in dappled light.

Gaios and Loggos face roughly east, so they are calm and warm at sunrise and shaded by late afternoon; Erimitis is the sunset side. Antipaxos beaches look best between nine and eleven, before the day boats arrive and while the water still reads clear. May, June, September and early October give warm sea without the August crowd, and most tavernas close by November.