Best spots for photos in New Zealand

New Zealand is a picturesque country full of stunning natural beauty and fantastic locations for taking photographs. It offers a wide range of diverse landscapes and scenes, from the rugged mountains and fiords of the South Island to the rolling hills and volcanic peaks of the North Island.

The North Island of New Zealand is home to some of the most spectacular sights in the world. From the dramatic and rugged coastline of the Coromandel Peninsula to the stunningly beautiful Lake Taupo, the North Island offers plenty of opportunities to capture stunning photographs. The Waitomo Glowworm Caves are a popular spot for photography, with glowworms lighting up the caves and creating a magical atmosphere. The Bay of Islands is also a great spot to take photos, with stunning views of the islands, beaches, and Maori culture.

The South Island is renowned for its incredible landscapes and stunning scenery, and it's no wonder why it's home to some of the best locations for taking photographs. Milford Sound is a popular spot for photographers, with its dramatic mountains and fiords providing an awe-inspiring backdrop. Queenstown is also a great place to take pictures, with its stunning lakes, mountains, and adventure activities. The Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers are also a great place for photographs, with their dramatic ice formations and glacial valleys.

The Mount Cook region is another great spot for photography, with its scenic alpine lakes, glaciers, and New Zealand's tallest mountain. The Abel Tasman National Park is also a great place to take photos, with its golden beaches, lush forests and abundant wildlife. Kaikoura is another great photographic destination, with its spectacular whale watching opportunities and stunning coastline.

New Zealand's capital city of Wellington is also an excellent spot for taking photographs. With its bustling harbour and stunning harbour views, it's a great place to capture cityscapes and street scenes. The Wellington Botanic Garden is also a great spot for photography, with its lush gardens, native birds, and stunning views of the city.

No matter what type of photographs you're looking to take, New Zealand is sure to have the perfect location for you. From the rugged landscapes of the South Island to the bustling cityscape of Wellington, New Zealand is full of fantastic locations for taking photos. So grab your camera and start exploring all that New Zealand has to offer!

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Keywords: twelve, apostles, great, ocean, road, apostoles, sunset, dawn, view, steps, gibsons, greatoceanroad, sea, cliff, beach, rock, coastline, portcampbellnationalpark, twelveapostles, thetwelveapostles, were

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Keywords: bay, islands, sorrento, moon, super, water, landscape, coast, sand, rocks, dusk, sea, shore, sunset, portal, setting, pillar, seascape, beach, nature, victoria

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Keywords: mount, lofty, błękitne, niebo, góry, łąki, wiosną, pachnące…

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    Keywords: brighton, beach, sheds, boxes, bathing, bay, melbourne, port, phillip, front, view, sand, colorful, houses, sun, huts, explore, hut, brightonbeach, water, colourful

    LandscapeWater/CoastalArchitecture

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    Keywords: motel, ambassador, urbex, lazy, kananook, creek, abandoned, hotel, fuji, voigtlander, bessa, wide, melbourne, victoria, ultra, trashed, heliar, nph, 400h, #27, index

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      Keywords: beach, pauls, sorrento, about, ocean, archway, seawater, plants, paul, steep, vertical, rock, edge, sea, soft, marine, grasses

      Water/Coastal

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      Keywords: north, british, mine, old, hr, vic, ruins, 2010, gold, crushing, until, quartz, kilns, site, oswald's, famous, workshops, shows, battery, boiler, foundations

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        Keywords: quarry, moorooduc, reserve, lake, flora, fauna, 2010, used, abandoned, quarry's, image, panoramic, walking, trail, peregrine, falcon, was, started, david, munro, who

        • Mount Eliza Regional Park
          Mount Eliza Regional Park
        • Mount Eliza Regional Park
          Mount Eliza Regional Park
        • Mount Eliza Regional Park
          Mount Eliza Regional Park
        • Mount Eliza Regional Park
          Mount Eliza Regional Park
        • Mount Eliza Regional Park
          Mount Eliza Regional Park
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        Keywords: port, willunga, new, years, eve, full, moon, jetty, portwillunga, timeless, tides, pillars, rachael, peter, create, pier, pressure, ocean, wood, blue, sea

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        Keywords: nicholas, memorial, gardens, ash, mountain, sherbrooke, alfred, australian, eucalyptus, regnans, nov, ponds, waterfall, pond

        Water/Coastal

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        Keywords: goulburn, have, stmaryschurchgoulburn, angels, just, church, show, ruin, days, old, mary's, movement, stars, stmaryschurch, bwnd110, milkyway, motion, sunset, marys, stmarys, tree

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        Keywords: londonbridge, victoria, sea, ocean, slow, sculpture, sunset, curve, bridge, treasure, beach, pirates, sorrento, hole, seaside, melbourne, shells, olympus, sand, om20, fuji

        Sunset/SunriseWater/CoastalArchitecture

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        Keywords: alt, und, neu, rainbow, alfred, mediumformat, 6x7, rodinal, homedeveloped, epsonv700, analoguephotography, sekonicl758dr, mamiyarz67proiid, leebigstopper, queens, dark, days, fujiacross100, filmisnotdead, bwlongexposure, leegraduatednd

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          Keywords: landscape wetland birds

          LandscapeNatureWildlife/AnimalsAstrophotography

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            Keywords: lonsdale, point, lighthouse, pier, beach, rip, sunset, port, was, head, back, vic, entrance, phillip, bay, twilight, last, dscn3438point, view, londsdale, melbourne

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            Keywords: bay, bushrangers, cape, schanck, view, bushranger, beach, landscape, sunrise, long, coastline, mornington, spectacular, penisula, neutral, neutraldensity, shanck, capeshanck, morningtonpenisula, nd110, bushrangersbay

            Sunset/SunriseLandscapeWater/CoastalAbandoned

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            Keywords: eye, storm, beach, carrum, patterson, lakes, seagulls, universal, tide, melbourne, formalities, boy, jetty, olympusxa, signs

            People/PortraitsAbandoned

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            in side their is some graffiti from the writers jar, ace and snug and some other

            Keywords: its an old abandoned gas station

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              Keywords: fort, bellarinepeninsula, melbourne, shortlandbluff, greater, artillery, historical, museum, barracks, millitary, fortress, coastal, army, lighthouse, oceania, tower, signal, war, port, wagtail, bird

              Water/CoastalArchitecture

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              Keywords: crazy, boyz, out, reef, water, off, rocks, spray, point, blairgorie

              Water/Coastal

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              Keywords: bridge, creek, stony, trestle, railway, vic, gippsland, trestlebridge, highway, highway1, aus, railwayline, stonycreek, railtrail, oceania, princeshighway, auspctagged, built1916, eastgippsland, easternvictoria, 20metershigh

              ArchitectureTransport (Cars, Trains)

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              Keywords: beach, ranelagh, sheds, club, eliza, shed, ranleigh, mteliza, huts, 2009, mount

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                Keywords: beach, carousel, eastern, pier, bollards, cunningham, sculptures, waterfront, fin, geelong, baywalk, 20130401, front, fishing, bord, l'eau, boardwalk, hotplate, corio, bay, scupture

                LandscapeWater/CoastalArchitecture

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                Keywords: pier, kananook, beach, bridge, creek, sunset, melbourne, waterfront, bay, landmark, victoria, dusk, water, foreshore, fishing, looking, twilight, portphillipbay, coast, sea, summer

                Sunset/SunriseWater/CoastalArchitecture

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                Keywords: steel, sunday, bumper, cars, engine, stephenkinnaphotography, chrome, restored, manhattan, classic, highdynamicrange, ringwood, manhattanhotel, photoengine, oloneo, stephenkinna, rod, mitcham, hotel, original, steelbumpersunday

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                Keywords: town, hall, stranger, steffentuck, exterior, outside, pauls, cathedral, najaaaa, rain, sudden, dark, james, shower, bokeh, 02dec03, architecture, skye, melbourne, st, reflections

                People/PortraitsArchitectureCity/Urban

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                Keywords: blairgowrie, sunset, gentle, waves, victoria, transition, coast, eos, efs, coastal

                Sunset/SunriseWater/Coastal

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                Keywords: dreams, 69, australien, empty, park, reverse, flagstaff, bench, reprise, topf25, topvaa, velco, morning, fog, open, wide, topv999, seat, emty

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                Keywords: lighthouse, hicks, point, pointhicks, croajingolongnationalpark, andrewfleming, fleming, andrew, looking, are, things, ocean, tourist, historic, staircase, castiron, remote, tall, old, captaincook, tallest

                Water/Coastal

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                Keywords: jardín, buenos, aires, japonés, japones, jardin, jardim, cultural, los, con, flores, lugares, siempre, ¿o, arroyo, que, corra, entre, piedras, puente, dios

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                Keywords: loch, arg, gorge, arch, filter, hitech, 10stop, rocks, greatoceanroad, ard, gorge11, twelve, apostles, campbell, national, park, great, ocean, road, ii, pro

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                landscape shot of grazing land under the murray bridge and also the rail bridge along side

                Keywords: The Murray Bridge

                LandscapeArchitecture

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                  Keywords: caminito, buenos, boca, aires, laboca, panoramio, buenosaires, abigfave, la, diamondclassphotographer, flickrdiamond, mywinners, supershot, per, safaribareloaded, safaribacaminito, blueribbonwinner, anawesomeshot, colorphotoaward, safaribalaboca, urbanart

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                  Keywords: werribee, mansion, park, melbourne, hotel, 韦乐比豪宅2, sculpture, was, built, fall, statues, statue, between, ivy, sunset, whistling, stairs, australia, vic, victoria, blue

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                  The hotel was built in the early 19th century and boasts some incredible spots for photographers to use. Including lots of chandeliers, a grand piano, a gorgeous sun drenched atrium and heritage, flowing staircases. The hotel are more than happy for you to use the public areas for photo shoots, just give them a call.

                  Keywords: historic, heritage, victorian, luxury, editorial, wedding

                  ArchitectureCity/UrbanWeddings

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                    Keywords: rye, pier, victoria, dusk, foreshore, west, mornington, peninsula, sunset, jetty, ryepier

                    Sunset/Sunrise

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                      Keywords: patterson, river, outlet, ww1, monument, dusk, tide, bridge, melbourne, carrum

                      Water/CoastalArchitecture

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                      Keywords: Lake Landscape Berwick Panorama

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                      Keywords: Landscape, Seascape, Coastal Rocks, Rocky Beach

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                        Keywords: palermo, xxvi, aires, buenos, city, atardecer, sunset, ciudad, buenosaires, nubes, edificios, otoño, autumn, rains, storm, lluvias, rayos, sobre, lluvia, buildings, lightnings

                        Sunset/SunriseLandscapeCity/Urban

                        • Atardecer XXIX - Sunset XXIX
                          Atardecer XXIX - Sunset XXIX
                        • Trifásica - Triphase
                          Trifásica - Triphase
                        • Amenaza de tormenta - Storm threat
                          Amenaza de tormenta - Storm threat
                        • Cambio de estación - Change of season
                          Cambio de estación - Change of season
                        • Rayos sobre Buenos Aires XXIV - Lightnings over Buenos Aires XXIV
                          Rayos sobre Buenos Aires XXIV - Lightnings over Buenos Aires XXIV
                        • Atardecer X - Sunset X
                          Atardecer X - Sunset X
                        • Atardecer relampagueante - Sunset lightning
                          Atardecer relampagueante - Sunset lightning
                        • Nubes de invierno - Winter clouds
                          Nubes de invierno - Winter clouds
                        • Sol tardío - Belated Sun
                          Sol tardío - Belated Sun
                        • Más tormentas - More thunderstorms
                          Más tormentas - More thunderstorms
                        • Nubes de Febrero II - February's clouds II
                          Nubes de Febrero II - February's clouds II
                        • Arde la ciudad - The city burns
                          Arde la ciudad - The city burns
                        • Tormenta 23-10-09 II - 10-23-09 Storm II
                          Tormenta 23-10-09 II - 10-23-09 Storm II
                        • Tormenta de verano II - Summer storm II
                          Tormenta de verano II - Summer storm II
                        • Lluvia I - Rain I
                          Lluvia I - Rain I
                        • El sol entre edificios II - The sun between buildings II
                          El sol entre edificios II - The sun between buildings II
                        • Ocaso III 10-07-09 - Sunset III 7-10-09
                          Ocaso III 10-07-09 - Sunset III 7-10-09
                        • Rojo de sol - Red of sun
                          Rojo de sol - Red of sun
                        • La vida en Marte - The life on Mars
                          La vida en Marte - The life on Mars
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                        Keywords: patterson, lakes, victoria, pelican, daisy, brim, bay, melbourne, dancing, seagulls, bird, beach, nature, water, animal, canal, dance, sand, funny, feathers, preening

                        Transport (Cars, Trains)

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                          GREAT VIEWS OF SOUTHERN WINE REGION

                          Keywords: LANDSCAPES

                          Sunset/SunriseLandscapePanoramic

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                            MT BOLD DAM & DAM WALL

                            Keywords: LANDSCAPES &WATERSCAPES

                            LandscapeWater/CoastalArchitecture

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                            Keywords: ainslie, canberra, mount, view, tower, magpie, mist, along, anzac, parade, capital, hill, mt, starry, mountain, beacon, early, morning, see, cbd, canberra's