Holiday photographer in the Wachau

A holiday photographer in the Wachau is a photographer who meets visitors during their trip – on a day out from Vienna, a cycling holiday or a river-cruise stop – and takes natural pictures of them in the valley, so that the whole group is finally in the photos instead of behind the phone. Most holiday sessions take place in Dürnstein, Spitz or Weißenkirchen, where the boat landing, the old lanes and the first vineyard terraces lie within a few minutes of each other.

The river timetable often decides the slot. DDSG Blue Danube runs boats through the Wachau from late March to early November, up to three times a day in each direction between Krems, Dürnstein, Spitz, Emmersdorf and Melk. On Sundays from July to September the MS Admiral Tegetthoff sails from Vienna into the valley with a two-hour stop in Dürnstein – enough for a 45-minute photo walk with time left for lunch. A holiday photoshoot usually lasts 30 to 60 minutes, starts at an easy meeting point such as the landing stage or your hotel, and ends with an edited online gallery a few days later, so you can share it before you are home.