The aircraft's nose is pretty high, so perhaps the power had already been added and they were just starting their missed approach.
Why would a pro photographer lie about her pictures? She is apparently known in the aviation world for her pictures.
One thing is for sure depending on the type of approach they were conducting (either a plain VOR 09 or VOR/DME 09) the MDA is abut 600' AGL or 960' AGL and the MAP is about at 2 nm from the runway threshold so if this picture is legit then they are way below MDA and way too far out.
One of the passengers said they came out of a rain shower and were very, very low, close to the water when the power came on and an aggressive pull up maneuver was initiated.