A Modern Approach to Hotel Content
Hi, I’m Kelly — the Photographer and Creative Director behind Golden Elsewhere.
I specialize in capturing luxury hospitality and interiors around the world.
For inquiries about rates and availability, please contact me at kelly@goldenelsewhere.com
The Content Gap in Hospitality
✖️ Overproduced ≠ Effective
Many hotels invest in expensive production crews that deliver highly polished, technically perfect content — but it often feels staged, sterile, or like stock footage. Today’s traveler craves authenticity, emotion, and connection — not a commercial.
✖️ Long Turnaround Times
Traditional content pipelines can take weeks or months to deliver final assets — far too slow for the pace of modern marketing.
✖️ High Cost, Low Agility
Agency-led shoots often involve large teams, inflated budgets, and multiple vendors — with price tags ranging from $10K–$25K+ for content that may not even resonate.
✖️ Internal Teams Are Stretched
Hotel marketers are already juggling operations, events, social, and guest experience — they don’t have the bandwidth to manage bloated shoots or orchestrate cohesive visual storytelling.
✖️ Disruption to Guest Experience
Full-scale productions with lights, crew, and equipment can be disruptive and unsightly — clashing with the calm, curated environment your guests expect.
✔️ The Opportunity
Hotels need lean, emotionally engaging, and ready-to-use visual content that captures the feeling of staying there — content that converts, travels well across platforms, and doesn’t require a disruptive crew or complex post-production pipeline.
Golden Elsewhere offers boutique hotels and travel-forward brands a refined, lifestyle-driven content solution that’s agile and built for today’s digital marketing platforms — without the cost, disruption, or delay of traditional production.
✔️ Lean & Efficient
A one-woman production team with creative direction baked in — no bloated crew, no vendor management. Just beautiful, cohesive visuals delivered seamlessly.
✔️ Authentic, Editorial Storytelling
Photos and videos that feel like a memory, not a marketing campaign. Shot with natural light and a cinematic eye, each asset evokes emotion, atmosphere, and real presence — exactly what modern travelers connect with.
✔️ Guest-Friendly Workflow
Minimal gear. Zero disruption. Your guests experience tranquility — while you receive beautiful content captured discreetly, efficiently, and with intention.
✔️ Fast Turnaround
Receive ready-to-use content in days, not months — optimized for web, social, and digital marketing, with perpetual usage rights included.
✔️ Strategic, Not Just Aesthetic
Every asset is crafted with a brand-forward mindset. You’re not just getting pretty pictures — you’re getting on-brand content that’s designed to drive bookings and elevate perception.
✔️ Custom-Tailored for Your Brand
No templates, no one-size-fits-all. Every shoot is thoughtfully crafted to reflect your property’s unique mood, story, and guest experience — ensuring the content feels aligned, and elevated.