# A photographer's dream list

> A photographer's dream list of destinations: Milford Sound, Goreme, Kyoto, Erg Chigaga, Hoi An, Chefchaouen. Best photo spots and fine art prints.

- Source: https://clevertourists.com/guides/collection-photographers-dream-list
- Authors: Evan & Clara, Clever Tourists (first-hand, from a 526-day trip across 20 countries)
- Published: 2026-03-11

If you travel with a camera, start here — the most photogenic places of the whole journey.

## Places

### Lake Wakatipu, New Zealand

Lake Wakatipu, near Queenstown and Glenorchy, is a glacial lake whose turquoise water stretches between dry, tussock-covered mountains in the Southern Alps.

### Goreme, Turkey

Göreme sits at the heart of Cappadocia, a region of soft volcanic rock eroded into cones, pillars and valleys. The town is built into and among the formations, with cave dwellings, rock-cut churches and a celebrated dawn balloon flight over the landscape.

### Kyoto, Japan

Kyoto was Japan's imperial capital for more than a millennium and preserves an exceptional density of temples, shrines, wooden townhouses and traditional gardens. Many of its sites are UNESCO World Heritage listed, and entire districts retain a historic streetscape.

### Erg Chigaga, Morocco

Erg Chigaga is the largest and most remote field of Saharan dunes accessible from southern Morocco, reached by a long off-road drive beyond the end of the paved road at M'Hamid. Its isolation keeps it far quieter than Morocco's more visited dune fields.

### Hoi An, Vietnam

A preserved trading port glowing with silk lanterns along a riverside old town.

### Chefchaouen, Morocco

Chefchaouen sits in the Rif Mountains of northern Morocco, a small town famous for the powder-blue wash that covers its medina walls, doors and stairways. The cool mountain setting and consistent blue palette make it one of the country's most distinctive places to photograph.