Quintana Roo
Day of the Dead photoshoot · Cozumel
In short
Day of the Dead photoshoot in Cozumel starts at $200: 30 min on location with a photographer who works in Cozumel, and 20 edited photos delivered to a private gallery within 7 days. Your exact price is confirmed in writing before you pay.
Why choose Day of the Dead photoshoot in Cozumel?
A 48 km island whose west coast watches the sun set over the channel, and whose south-west shore is a national park charging MXN 225 a day and banning sunscreen. That is what decides how a session is planned here: the photographer you work with lives in Cozumel and works across Quintana Roo all year, so they are not seeing the place for the first time alongside you. That prior knowledge is the difference between a session that keeps to its schedule and one spent looking for a frame.
The hour matters more than the location. For Parque Punta Sur and the Celarain Lighthouse, the window to aim for is from the 9:00 opening; the park closes at 17:00, before sunset. The session runs 30 min and is built around that window rather than around your diary — it is the one variable that genuinely changes the photographs, and it costs nothing.
What does the session in Cozumel look like?
The typical session runs 30 min around Parque Punta Sur and the Celarain Lighthouse. We alternate composed frames with looser walking sequences, so you get several registers without losing time in transit.
What does Day of the Dead photoshoot in Cozumel include?
- 30-minute portrait session during the Día de Muertos season
- 20 edited photos
- Online gallery delivered within 7 days
- Locations chosen among public streets, plazas and community displays, not private family altars
- Session timed to start once your catrina or catrín face painting is finished
Permits at these locations: Parque Punta Sur and the Celarain Lighthouse: Park admission US$25 for adults and US$17 for children aged 4 to 12. The Fundación de Parques y Museos de Cozumel publishes no policy for professional photo sessions, so a session is cleared with the park first. Playa El Cielo: CONANP fee of MXN 225 per person per day for Parque Nacional Arrecifes de Cozumel, reached only with CONANP-authorised boats. No sunscreen in the water; commercial work with a crew can need CONANP authorisation. The east coast, Punta Chiqueros to Punta Morena: No fee is published for these public beaches. The north and east coastal strip is a federal Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna, so commercial work with a crew, and any drone, needs CONANP’s say first. Zona Arqueológica de San Gervasio: Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH) entry of MXN 210 for foreign visitors. Professional equipment, models or a commercial purpose need INAH permit INAH-01-001, applied for at least 10 business days ahead. Parque Chankanaab: Park admission US$31 for adults and US$22 for children aged 4 to 12. No policy for professional photo sessions is published, so the park is asked before booking one there.
FAQ — Day of the Dead photoshoot in Cozumel
Day of the Dead photoshoot in Cozumel: what time should we book?
For a session at Parque Punta Sur and the Celarain Lighthouse in Cozumel, aim for from the 9:00 opening; the park closes at 17:00, before sunset. At a busy location, two hours either way changes what can be framed at all.
Do we need a permit to photograph in Cozumel?
At some Cozumel locations, yes: Parque Punta Sur and the Celarain Lighthouse (Park admission US$25 for adults and US$17 for children aged 4 to 12. The Fundación de Parques y Museos de Cozumel publishes no policy for professional photo sessions, so a session is cleared with the park first.); Playa El Cielo (CONANP fee of MXN 225 per person per day for Parque Nacional Arrecifes de Cozumel, reached only with CONANP-authorised boats. No sunscreen in the water; commercial work with a crew can need CONANP authorisation.); The east coast, Punta Chiqueros to Punta Morena (No fee is published for these public beaches. The north and east coastal strip is a federal Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna, so commercial work with a crew, and any drone, needs CONANP’s say first.); Zona Arqueológica de San Gervasio (Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH) entry of MXN 210 for foreign visitors. Professional equipment, models or a commercial purpose need INAH permit INAH-01-001, applied for at least 10 business days ahead.); Parque Chankanaab (Park admission US$31 for adults and US$22 for children aged 4 to 12. No policy for professional photo sessions is published, so the park is asked before booking one there.). The photographer tells you at booking which authorization applies and what it costs, not on the day.
What happens if the weather turns in Cozumel?
If lightning, a hurricane or tropical storm warning, or a closed site or beach makes the planned Cozumel location unusable, the session moves to a new date at no charge. Overcast skies and light rain are working conditions, and often good ones.
When do we get the photos from Cozumel?
A session in Cozumel is delivered within 7 days, in a private online gallery: 20 edited photos, downloadable at full resolution from any country.