best places to take photos melbourne

Melbourne’s a photographer’s buffet, and yes, you can have seconds.

Start with Hosier Lane for ever-changing street art, then step across to Flinders Street Station and Princes Bridge for classic cityscapes at golden hour.

For skyline drama, the Shrine of Remembrance balcony and the Royal Botanic Gardens lakes deliver reflections that behave better than most Melburnians before coffee.

Beach vibes? St Kilda Pier, Princes Pier (those iconic pylons) and the Brighton Bathing Boxes bring sunset colours on a platter.

Indoors, the State Library’s La Trobe Reading Room and the NGV Waterwall are rainy-day heroes.

For heritage charm, aim at the Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens, then finish with blue-hour along the Southbank side of the Yarra.