Hewes Redfisher in blue atlantic ocean waters, taken by Van Hook Media

Van Hook Media

Specializing in Photography, Marketing and Digital Media services in South Florida and the Florida Keys

The Florida Keys and Photography

The Florida Keys are situated in one of the most unique locations in the United States. With John Pennekamp State Park to the East, Biscayne Bay National Park to the North, Everglades National Park to the West, and the Dry Tortugas National park to the South – the Florida Keys is literally surrounded by beautiful nature preserves. The keys themselves are home to the third largest coral reef in the world, include 800 keys in total, and boast over 180 miles of coastline (more than most states!).

Florida Keys Businesses must have a unique type of marketing that appeals to the unique locals, snowbirds and tourists. Most importantly, quality photography gives your brand a local feel that helps your reach your target client.

For example, specialized drone photography is essential to real estate listings in the florida keys: everyone wants to see how far the property is from the water! Likewise, underwater photography adds a whole new dimension to present your product in its natural environment! Adding interesting images from around the islands to your social media posts and marketing campaigns can help foster new local clients. Above all, capturing the beauty of the islands in your marketing campaigns is a great way to stand out from other competitors that use bland stock images. As an experienced photographer and editor, I specialize in capturing your brand or product in a way that helps you stand out in the Florida Keys.

-Derek Van Hook

Christ of the Abyss statue in John Pennekamp State Park in the Florida Keys. A Great Photography location!

Aerial Photo of Key Largo, with the Ocean and multiple homes visible in the frame

Aerial Videography

An underwater image taken in Pennekamp state park in key largo

Florida Keys Photography

An over-under water image of mangroves and sea grass taken in the florida keys

Digital Media Marketing

The Power of Editing

Editing is incredibly important in this day in age. Images that would otherwise be unusable without editing can be turned beautiful landscapes. An experienced photographer can get in right in camera, and uses post processing to enhance the images to their full potential. Have your images stand out with complementary editing techniques. For example, use the slider below to see how editing affects an underwater image I took of a turtle. What a difference!

Image of turtle underwater before editing. Underwater Photography requires the most editing of all!Image of turtle underwater after editing. Van Hook media specializes in underwater photography, bringing out the colors of the underwater world.