12 Most Iconic Photography Locations

The proliferation of smartphones in our world has led to the fact that every single person who has one can take the (relatively) simple step of becoming a photographer of some sort or another. I see that as something that’s mostly good. However, there’s one drawback — everybody wants to have a photo at an “iconic” location. They want to capture the beauty of our world.

But what that leads to is that these iconic photography locations get crowded, see too much tourism, and something about their “uniqueness” gets lost in the flood of similar Instagram photos. Here are twelve places like that. Here are the 12 most iconic photography locations in the world.

Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu looks incredible. Even when you see it on a tiny photo on your tiny smartphone screen, something about it is completely breathtaking. This is even more true when you’re there in person. Recently limits have been set for the number of tourists that can visit Machu Picchu every day, and yet, many people who travel there for an iconic photo still say that there are far too many people there to be able to get a photo of the location without any people in frame.

Antarctica

Now, here’s a location that’s truly only reserved for some people. Getting to Antarctica is complicated. You can’t just buy a plane ticket and a hot tourist package with a 5-star, all-inclusive hotel (yet). So, when/if you go to Antarctica you can be sure that your photos taken there will be unique and iconic!

Pyramids of Giza

Beyond the mind-boggling fact that we still can’t figure out how these giant pyramids were built, we also have the fact that these Pyramids are some of the oldest surviving architectural structures in the world! Getting a picture of them isn’t difficult, but every picture taken of these pyramids looks amazing and iconic.

Ta Prohm Temple, Cambodia

The Ta Prohm Temple in Cambodia is one of the less-frequently visited photography locations. With that being said, the temple still sees thousands of tourists visit it every year. It looks amazing, and you are guaranteed to get a good picture of it from nearly every angle imaginable. Something about it just makes it incredibly photogenic (especially if you take a picture during the sunset).