Photography: Skylines

Famous cities, famous buildings



Skylines capture the soul of city in a single picture more than any other type of photograph. The photos shown below are what I consider representative snapshots of the corresponding cities.

 


 

 

Paris, France

View of Paris and the Eiffel Tower on the far left, from the steps on Notre Dame.

 

 

Skopelos, Greece

View of Skopelos Town, in the central Aegean Sea.

 

 

Edinburgh, Scotland

View from a hill across the city, capturing the famous castle on the top right as well as a lot of the city's old buildings and parks.

 

Vancouver, Canada

View of downtown Vancouver from Coal Harbor.

 

 

New York City, New York

View of lower Manhattan from the Top of the Rock.

 

 

 

Los Angeles, California

View from the 110 freeway that transcends the downtown.

 

 

 

Chicago, Illinois

View from the Sears Tower.

 

 

 

Las Vegas, Nevada

View from the Stratosphere Tower.

 

 

 

San Francisco, California

View from the hills beyond the Golden Gate Bridge.

 

 

 

San Diego, California

View from Coronado Island.

 

 

 

Miami, Florida

View at the beach hotels from South Beach.

 

 

 

London, United Kingdom

View from Southbank.

 

 

 

 

Florence, Italy

View from the cathedral.

 

 

 

 

Stockholm, Sweden

View from the Skansen museum.

 

 

 

Athens, Greece

View from the Acropolis.