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35 Examples Of Beautiful City Photography

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More people across the world are living in cities than ever before. Cities are both places of historical significance and the engines of the world’s economy. They’re also home to some of the greatest treasures and buildings that mankind has created. Cities are wonderful subjects for photography. They offer a variety of subjects suitable for both straight and HDR photography, including architectural, street and night photography. The structure, angles and texture you get with architectural photography make it unique and very engaging.

More people across the world are living in cities than ever before. Cities are both places of historical significance and the engines of the world’s economy. They’re also home to some of the greatest treasures and buildings that mankind has created. Cities are wonderful subjects for photography. They offer a variety of subjects suitable for both straight and HDR photography, including architectural, street and night photography. The structure, angles and texture you get with architectural photography make it unique and very engaging.

From the energy of Cairo to the canals of Venice, Smashing Magazine celebrates the diversity of the world’s cities by presenting you 35 beautiful city photos. Be sure to check out the portfolios of the talented photographers whose work you see here. We’ve also included some useful links at the bottom of the article.

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35 Beautiful City Photos

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Cairo, Egypt

miguelyn



Rapanui, Chile

Gaston Batistini



Paris, France

Joan Leong



Singapore

Portiman



Rome, Italy

szeke



Machu Picchu, Peru

Thomas Ebenhan



Lisbon, Portugal

Foureyes



Badalin, China

David Giral



Bastide du Village de Monpazier, Périgord, Dordogne, France

Serijo_r



Saint Basil’s Cathedral, Moscow, Russia

Juanma Alvarez



Valencia, Spain

Ævar Guðmundsson



Reykjavik, Iceland

Giuseppe Finocchiaro



Oia, Greece

Alex Marlowski



Haram al-Sharif, Jerusalem

Svensson



Paris, France

Thomas Ebenhan



Berlin, Germany

Franco Farina



Barcelona, Spain

Colin Allan



Carrbridge, UK

Katarina Stefanovic



London, UK

Joaquim Granell



Pisa, Italy

Razu Ryza



Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

Eric Toriel



Marrakech, Morocco

Ben Visbeek



Zugspitze, Germany / Austria

Joep Roosen



New York City, US

Andrea Kamal



Hamburg, Germany

Franco Farina



Barcelona, Spain

Andrey Permitin



Moscow, Russia

Ruben Seabra



Madrid, Spain

David Rocaberti



Tokyo, Japan

Jasbir Singh



The Great Mosque, Makkah, Mecca, Saudi Arabia

Sean Mantey



Newcastle, UK

Joep Roosen



Rotterdam, Netherlands

Joanot



Giza Plateau, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt

butterflyscream



Pisa, Italy

Istvan Kadar



Pura Luhur Uluwatu Temple, Bali

André Luiz Martins



Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Fulvio Pellegrini



New York City, United States

Last Click

Mark Bowman



Lilla Torget (Little Square) Malmo, Sweden

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