The studio.
Vantage Visual is the creative studio of Landon Drean — a New York City-based photographer and creative director with 13 years of experience in high-end imagery, retouching, and visual post-production.
That background is the foundation. Before building Vantage Visual, Landon spent more than a decade behind the scenes — refining color, shaping light, making other people's images feel inevitable. The same precision is in every frame now, in service of his own vision.
Vantage Visual produces photography and video for luxury resorts, flagship hotel brands and premium hospitality properties — assets that earn their place on a homepage, in a campaign, or in the feed of someone deciding where to go next.
How we work.
Every project begins with a conversation — the property's visual gaps, its season, and where the images need to go. From there, Vantage Visual builds a creative brief and production plan around that property alone.
On-site, production typically runs two to four days, planned around the hotel's operations so guests and staff are never disrupted. Photography leads; video is added where it does the most work.
Every image is retouched and color graded in-studio. Each project includes a 24-month, non-exclusive organic license covering the website, booking platforms, owned social, email and press. Perpetual, paid media and exclusive rights are available on request.
Where the work lives.
The real measure of a photograph is where it ends up. These are properties using Vantage Visual imagery in their own channels — announcing recognition, launching offers and sharing their press.
The Retreat Costa Rica
Used to announce the property's 2026 MICHELIN Key.
JW Marriott Crete
Used to promote the resort's Stay & Dine offer.
W Punta Cana
Used to share the resort's Robb Report en Español coverage.
The Retreat Costa Rica
Used in the property's Day Pass campaign.
“Our collaboration with Vantage Visual was a seamless and professional experience. The project was delivered in line with our agreement and within the agreed timeframe, and we were pleased with the quality of the final content, which beautifully showcased Villa Dubrovnik.”
— Mara Čikato · Sales & Marketing Coordinator, Villa Dubrovnik
The Retreat Costa Rica
Licensed additional video after the original delivery.
Grand Velas Resorts
Work at Los Cabos led to new work at sister property Riviera Maya.
H Hotels Collection
One engagement covering two of the collection’s Rhodes properties.
Selected properties.
Villa Dubrovnik
THE LEADING HOTELS OF THE WORLD
JW Marriott Crete
Marriott
Mauna Lani
Auberge Resorts Collection
The Retreat Costa Rica
Small Luxury Hotels of the World
W Punta Cana
W hotels
Grand Velas Los Cabos
Velas Resorts
Grand Velas Riviera Maya
Velas Resorts
Paraíso de la Bonita
The Luxury Collection
The Royal Hawaiian
The Luxury Collection
Palace Hotel, San Francisco
The Luxury Collection
Mayia Exclusive Resort
H Hotels Collection
Boutique 5
H Hotels Collection
Hyatt Zilara Riviera Maya
HYATT
Sixty Lower East Side
Sixty hotels
Based in New York. Available worldwide.