Makadi Bay gives you two things most Red Sea resorts don't: space, and a shoreline that curves rather than runs straight. We shot Cleopatra Luxury Resort to use both.

The wide frames were made from height, early enough that the pool water still reads as turquoise rather than white glare, and late enough that the palms cast the shadows that give a flat resort plan its depth. The detail work came after: loungers, walkways, the gardens between the blocks.

The brief for a resort of this size is always the same underneath. A guest scrolling a booking page needs to understand the shape of the place in about four seconds. That is a composition problem, not a camera problem.