Opinion from a former news photog.
If the owner had been home, I'd think it would be fine as long as the owner or management of the property did not forbid filming/shooting.
However, if I'm reading this post correctly, the owner was not home. Also, presumably, the owner of the property allowed the "photographer" on to the premises unantennded to perform a specific task that, presumably, didn't include photographing the premises.
So I would think that the owner could seek recourse from the photographer since their reasonable expectation of privacy has been violated.
But the owner would also have to prove damages.