Dinner for two on a floating deck in Lake Nicaragua, with Mombacho volcano in the background.

On assignment for Cayuga Collection, I photographed several of their sustainable hotels and lodges in Nicaragua and Costa Rica. One of them was Jicaro Island Ecolodge, on a small private island among the Granada islets in Lake Nicaragua.

I came back to this little deck on different evenings. One night it was cool blue hour, the next a burning purple sunset. Same place, two completely different stories.

My tip for hotel photography: don’t settle for one evening. Come back to your hero shot until the sky gives you its best.

Romantic dinner for two on the floating deck at Jicaro Island Ecolodge at sunset

Floating dinner deck at blue hour on Lake Nicaragua

Floating dinner deck with Mombacho volcano in the background

Candlelit dinner on Lake Nicaragua at Jicaro Island

Dinner on a floating deck in a purple sunset

Floating dinner deck at dusk, Lake Nicaragua

Floating deck under clouds over Mombacho volcano

Sunset reflection around the floating dinner deck

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Jicaro Island Ecolodge – Cayuga Collection