Our guide to the best photography holiday destinations

If you’re keen to combine travel with a love of capturing incredible images, here’s a quick rundown of some of the best photography holiday destinations to consider for your adventure.

Iceland

Iceland is one of the best photography holiday destinations because it has so much to offer:

•    The Northern Lights
•    Other-wordly landscapes
•    Visual delights such as geysers, waterfalls and ice caves
•    Diverse cultural offerings

Botswana

Botswana is a very popular destination for photographers, due to a range of spectacular photo opportunities:

•    Safaris with the opportunity to see “the big five” and more
•    Spectacular nature for stunning landscape photography
•    The tribal Bushmen people can be open to visits and portrait photography

Egypt

Egypt is a country packed with treasures to fill up your camera’s memory card:

•    Diving hotspots
•    Epic historical sites such as the pyramids and temples
•    The Nile
•    The Sahara desert and the Bedouin people

Festivals for something closer to home

You need look no further if it’s a festival you want to photograph; the UK hosts thousands of vibrant events each year, with something to suit every interest and budget. Fancy dress, face painting, crazy hair, performers and much more are often a feature of the festival scene, providing one of the best photography holiday destinations on a budget.

These are a couple of our favourites:

•    Shambala Festival of Music
•    British Beard and Moustache Championship
•    Glastonbury festival
•    Cheese Rolling festival
•    WOMAD festival

New Zealand

New Zealand is a spectacular country to visit if you lean towards taking photos of the natural world; there’s so much choice when it comes to its natural beauty:

•    Rainforests
•    Mountains
•    Beaches
•    Wildlife

The Great Barrier Reef

There are two ways you can get great snaps of this Australian ‘wonder of the world’:

•    From a helicopter flying above the reef
•    Underwater photography whilst on a dive or snorkelling

This trip needs specialist equipment, expertise and transport, but would make for a truly once-in-a-lifetime vacation.

India

India is a photographer’s dream as a holiday destination. It’s a vibrant country which has a mix of beautiful architecture, religious and historical sites, interesting and exuberant citizens and beautiful landscapes. You really are spoilt for choice here.

Barcelona

Barcelona offers a wealth of photo opportunities with its mix of beach, port, architecture, museums and more natural surroundings.

If architecture is your focus, we recommend looking into the works of Gaudi – you’ll find plenty of his buildings here! For street artists and performers, spend a couple of hours on Las Ramblas.

The British seaside

If you want to stay close to home for your photography holiday, the British seaside is the place to go. A couple of places to try:

•    Blackpool for the traditional British seaside, with fairgrounds and lights
•    Devon and Cornwall for a slower pace of life with peaceful landscape photography inspiration
•    Dorset and the Jurassic coast
•    Whitby for its abbey and Goth festival

Morocco

Morocco is a firm favourite for photography holidays, you have so much to take in:

•    Mountains
•    Desert
•    Beautiful architecture and design
•    Incredible sunsets
•    Stunning fabrics

Hopefully there’s something on our list of the best photography holiday destinations to inspire you – so go grab that passport!