Split is built inside a Roman palace, so the photographer who knows the light in Diocletian's stone halls and along the Riva waterfront is the one worth booking.
Our pick
The Peristyle courtyard and the columned cellars of Diocletian's Palace give a backdrop nowhere else has, while the palm-lined Riva opens onto the Adriatic. A local photographer knows when the narrow palace lanes catch a shaft of sun and how the waterfront glows toward evening. They balance the ancient stone against the open sea light. Working a Roman palace this old at the right hour is something few places can offer.
If our pick doesn't fit
A notably more affordable session with a competition-recognized local photographer, though the track record here is thinner.
Folds the shoot into a longer guided walk around Split, adding sightseeing context, but at a higher price and longer commitment.