Photography Locations
City-by-city guides to the best photography spots — where to be, when to be there, and what to bring.
North America
Chicago
United States
Practical guide to photographing Chicago — architecture, the riverwalk, lakefront, and parks — with seasonal timing, gear, and on-the-ground etiquette.
Los Angeles
United States
Honest guide to photographing Los Angeles — Griffith, beaches, downtown, and the canyons — with timing, traffic notes, and gear advice for the LA light.
Mexico City
Mexico
A photographer's guide to Mexico City — Bellas Artes, Zócalo, Coyoacán, Torre Latinoamericana, Chapultepec, Xochimilco, Roma Norte, and a Teotihuacán day trip.
Nashville
United States
A photographer's guide to Nashville — Broadway neon, the Pedestrian Bridge, the Parthenon, Ryman Auditorium, East Nashville murals, Cheekwood, and Percy Warner Park.
New Orleans
United States
A photographer's guide to New Orleans — the French Quarter, Jackson Square, St. Louis Cathedral, the Garden District streetcar, Bywater murals, and City Park.
New York City
United States
Honest, practical guide to photographing New York City — bridges, observation decks, parks, and street corners — with timing, gear, and etiquette notes.
San Francisco
United States
Practical guide to photographing San Francisco — the bridge, the fog, the hills, and the neighborhoods — with timing, gear notes, and honest etiquette advice.
Seattle
United States
Practical guide to photographing Seattle — Kerry Park, Pike Place, the waterfront, and the parks — with rain-ready gear notes and seasonal timing.
Toronto
Canada
A photographer's guide to Toronto — the CN Tower from Polson Pier, Distillery District, Kensington Market, Graffiti Alley, the Islands, and the Scarborough Bluffs.
Vancouver
Canada
A photographer's guide to Vancouver — the seawall, Stanley Park, Gastown, Lions Gate Bridge, and the city's best viewpoints with real settings and timing tips.
Europe
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Eight Amsterdam locations worth a photographer's time — canals, courtyards, and a windmill day trip — with practical notes on bikes, light, and the famously flat horizon.
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
A Luna-led photographer's guide to Edinburgh — closes, crags, and castle views, with honest notes on Scottish weather, light angles, and where the tripod will get you in trouble.
Lisbon
Portugal
A working guide to photographing Lisbon — eight locations across the miradouros, Alfama, and Belém, with notes on the famous Atlantic light and the steep streets.
London
United Kingdom
A working photographer's guide to shooting London — eight spots worth your time, with light, gear, and the practical etiquette that keeps you out of trouble.
Paris
France
Eight Paris locations that survived my first naive trip and a dozen returns since — with the light, the gear, and the small details that separate good frames from clichés.
Prague
Czech Republic
A Luna-led photographer's guide to Prague — the best viewpoints, bridges, and old town corners, plus honest notes on light, weather, and tripod etiquette.
Reykjavik
Iceland
A Luna-led photographer's guide to Reykjavik — viewpoints, sculpture, and lighthouse coastlines, with honest notes on polar night, midnight sun, and Icelandic weather.
Rome
Italy
A photographer's guide to Rome — eight locations that reward early starts, with notes on the brutal midday light and the etiquette that keeps the carabinieri off your back.
Asia / Pacific
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
A photographer's guide to Hong Kong — Victoria Peak, the rainbow basketball court, neon-soaked Sham Shui Po, and the rules nobody tells you about.
Kyoto
Japan
Kyoto for photographers — Fushimi Inari at sunrise, Arashiyama before the crowds, and the honest truth about photographing geiko in Gion.
Singapore
Singapore
A photographer's guide to Singapore — Marina Bay at blue hour, the heritage colors of Tiong Bahru, and the equatorial light no one warns you about.
Sydney
Australia
A photographer's guide to Sydney — the Opera House from the right side of the harbor, Bondi at dawn, and the Blue Mountains day trip worth the early start.
Tokyo
Japan
A photographer's guide to Tokyo — where to shoot Shibuya Crossing, Senso-ji, Shinjuku alleyways, and the rooftops most tourists never find.
Africa
Cape Town
South Africa
A Luna-led photographer's guide to Cape Town — Table Mountain, Bo-Kaap, beaches, and gardens, with honest notes on Cape light, safety, and the southeaster wind.
Marrakech
Morocco
A Luna-led photographer's guide to Marrakech — palaces, gardens, and souks, with honest notes on light, etiquette, and the cultural rules around photographing people.