For Resort Owners
Tell Your Resort’s Story
Professional photography, cinematic video, drone imagery, and editorial storytelling — created to help independent resorts compete and connect with travelers.
What We Offer
Everything Your Resort Needs to Stand Out
Photography
Authentic imagery that captures the heart of Minnesota resort life. From cabins and waterfronts to fishing, family traditions and quiet moments Up North. Content designed for tourism campaigns, websites, social media, advertising, editorial features, and visitor guides.
Video Production
Cinematic storytelling that brings the Minnesota resort experience to life. From days on the lake and outdoor adventures to cabins, campfires and family traditions. Commercial filmmaking combined with a documentary-inspired style.
Drone Services
Professional aerial photography and video that showcases waterfronts, cabins, grounds, and surrounding landscapes — capturing the beauty, scale and unique setting that make each Minnesota resort destination unforgettable.
Seasonal Coverage
Every season tells a different story. Seasonal photography, video and drone coverage captures your resort throughout the year — creating fresh, authentic content that showcases the experiences that keep guests coming back.
Website Rebranding
Full visual identity and website rebranding for independent resorts and hospitality businesses. Strengthen your visual identity and compete through professional imagery and authentic storytelling that reflects your character, history, and sense of place.
Resort Listings & Editorial Storytelling
Featured placement in the Destination Resort Guide, connecting independent resorts with travelers across Minnesota. Each property is showcased through professional photography, cinematic video, and editorial storytelling.
Behind the Guide
Justin Graddy
Owner & Creative Director, Buffalo Media Group
Justin Graddy is the Owner and Creative Director of Buffalo Media Group, a Minnesota-based photography and video production company specializing in hospitality, tourism, and destination storytelling.
He works alongside visitor bureaus, chambers of commerce, resorts, lodges, tourism organizations, and locally owned businesses to create compelling visual content that inspires people to explore, stay, and experience a destination.
Through professional photography, cinematic video production, drone imagery, and destination-focused storytelling, Justin helps communities and hospitality businesses showcase what it feels like to be there.
He is particularly passionate about working with family-owned resorts and hospitality businesses, helping them compete through professional imagery and authentic storytelling that reflects their character, history, and sense of place.
Capturing Minnesota’s golden hour
Service Area
Working Across Minnesota
Crosslake, Ely, Gull Lake, Brainerd Lakes Area, Kabetogama, Voyageurs National Park, Lake of the Woods, North Shore, Northwest Angle, Park Rapids, Lake Vermilion — and destinations statewide.