DRONE VIDEOGRAPHY ALASKA.

Search "drone videographer Soldotna Alaska" or "aerial video Kenai Peninsula" and you'll find a conspicuous gap: the only real competitors showing up for Alaska aerial work are iSky Films and DroneVideos.com — neither of which is based anywhere near the Kenai Peninsula. That means Martin Media can own every Soldotna, Kenai, and Homer drone keyword by default. The gap is entirely a content problem, and we're here to fill it.

But local presence is only half the story. The certification is the other half. FAA Part 107 is the federal remote pilot certificate required to operate a drone commercially in the United States. It's what separates a licensed professional from a hobbyist flying a consumer drone on a client's property — and in Google's eyes, citing Part 107 credentials is what signals authority. At Martin Media, every commercial flight mission is executed by a certified Part 107 pilot with commercial liability insurance and LAANC digital airspace clearance, allowing us to legally fly near controlled airspaces around Kenai and Soldotna airports where hobbyists simply cannot operate.

FAA Part 107 Certified — What that actually means for your project

Operating a drone commercially without an FAA Part 107 remote pilot certificate is a federal violation that exposes the hiring business to significant liability. When you work with Martin Media, you get:

• Legal commercial flight authority — no hobbyist exposure, no gray area.
• LAANC airspace clearance — verified digital approvals for flights near controlled airspace.
• Commercial liability coverage — your property and crew are protected on every shoot.
• Cold-weather certified fleet — self-heating batteries and cold-weather flight protocols operating safely down to sub-zero temperatures across the Peninsula year-round.

Who we fly for — Lodges, Real Estate, Fishing Guides & Tourism Operators

Our drone services are built specifically for the B2B landscape of Southcentral Alaska — businesses that need cinematic scale to compete for out-of-state buyers and visitors:

• Alaska Fishing Lodges & Charters: Show visitors the full scope of the river, lodge grounds, and surrounding wilderness in a single cinematic sweep that a ground camera simply cannot replicate.
• Real Estate Brokerages: Listings with drone video receive 68% more views than standard photo-only listings. High-resolution boundary mapping and aerial flyovers give out-of-state buyers the spatial context they need to act.
• Adventure Tourism & Bear Viewing Operators: Capture high-speed tracking shots of jet boats, rafters, glacier hikes, and wildlife encounters that drive bookings before the season even opens.
• Commercial & Industrial: Add aerial scale to recruitment campaigns, facility walkthroughs, and brand stories. Show scope that no ground camera can.

Our Service Area — Soldotna, Kenai, Homer, Seward & Beyond

Based in Soldotna, we serve the entire Kenai Peninsula Borough without expensive Anchorage travel fees:

• Central Peninsula: Soldotna, Kenai, Sterling, Nikiski, and Cooper Landing.
• Southern Peninsula: Homer, Anchor Point, Fritz Creek, and Kachemak Bay.
• Eastern & Northern Routes: Seward, Moose Pass, Girdwood, and the Anchorage Bowl on request.

Drone Flight Packages — Pricing & Deliverables

Priced on flight hours and edit complexity to maximize your ROI on every mission:

• Commercial Mapping & Aerial Series (from $6,000): High-resolution orthomosaic mapping, commercial site overviews, 30+ 4K aerial photos, and custom marketing flyover video.
• Lodge & Expedition Feature (from $9,000): Multi-day remote shooting campaigns combining stabilized cinema cameras with drone tracking and topographical mapping for large acreage wilderness properties.
• Brokerage Annual Retainer (from $12,000): A credit bundle for active real estate brokerages needing high-frequency listing coverages throughout the summer season.