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Cape Town Photoshoot Locations: Where to Book Your Portrait, Couple or Family Shoot
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items Cape Town is one of the most beautiful places on earth to be photographed, and choosing the right spot makes all the difference. These are the locations I love for portraits, couples, engagements, family and brand shoots, grouped into beaches, city c...
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Beaches & Coast
City & Colour
Mountains, Gardens & Views
Beaches & Coast
Palm trees, white sand and the Twelve Apostles towering behind you: Camps Bay is the classic Cape Town beach shoot. It's ideal for couples, engagements and holiday portraits. Sunset is magic here but busy in summer, so I often suggest a golden-hour w...
Camps Bay Beach
A secret-feeling cove tucked between granite boulders on the way to Hout Bay. Llandudno's huge rounded rocks, turquoise water and sunset over the Atlantic make it one of my favourite spots for couples and relaxed family sessions. Parking is limited a...
Llandudno Beach
Sheltered from the wind by granite boulders and reached by a flight of steps, Clifton 4th is Cape Town's most glamorous beach, with Blue Flag status and gin-clear water. It's beautiful for elegant couple, maternity and swimwear shoots. Late afternoon...
Clifton 4th
The rainbow row of Victorian bathing huts at Muizenberg is pure fun, and it's a brilliant backdrop for family photos, kids, friends and playful couple shoots. The beach is wide and flat with gentle surf, so little ones can splash about between frames...
Muizenberg Beach Huts
Eight kilometres of wild, open sand below Chapman's Peak, with the Kakapo shipwreck, horses on the beach and huge skies. Noordhoek feels completely different from the city beaches: moody, windswept and cinematic, perfect for engagement, editorial and...
Noordhoek Beach
The postcard view of Table Mountain across the bay, with the whole mountain and city skyline behind you. Bloubergstrand is the spot for portraits that instantly say ‘Cape Town’, and it's a favourite for engagement and destination couple shoots. Late ...
Bloubergstrand Beach
City & Colour
The most colourful backdrop in Cape Town. Bo-Kaap's candy-coloured houses and cobbled streets on the slopes of Signal Hill are perfect for bold, joyful portraits, fashion and couple shoots. Go early morning for soft light and quiet streets, and remem...
Bo-Kaap
An easy, flexible city location with ocean views, rock pools, wide lawns, palm-lined paths and colourful public art along the way. Sea Point Promenade works for lifestyle portraits, running and fitness brands, family walks and relaxed couple shoots, ...
Sea Point Promenade
A polished, all-weather option with something for every style: working harbour boats, the Clock Tower, the Cape Wheel, Table Mountain views and sleek architecture around the Silo District. It's great for brand, business and fashion shoots, and for fa...
V&A Waterfront
Right in the heart of the city, the Company's Garden has shady oak avenues, rose beds, old fountains and cheeky squirrels, all framed by Table Mountain. The soft, dappled light under the trees is lovely for portraits on bright days, and it's a gentle...
The Company’s Garden
Mountains, Gardens & Views
You can drive almost to the top, which makes Signal Hill the easiest way to get sweeping views of the city, Lion's Head, the stadium and the Atlantic without a hike. Golden hour and blue hour here are unforgettable, with the city lights coming on bel...
Signal Hill
For adventurous couples and anyone who wants their photos to feel epic. The Lion's Head trail gives 360-degree views over Camps Bay, the Twelve Apostles, the city and Table Mountain, and sunrise or sunset shoots up here are breathtaking. It's a prope...
Lion's Head
One of the most beautiful gardens in the world, on the eastern slopes of Table Mountain. The Tree Canopy Walkway (the ‘Boomslang’), rolling lawns, fynbos and proteas make Kirstenbosch ideal for family, maternity and romantic engagement shoots, especi...
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden
One of the world's great coastal drives, carved into the cliffs between Hout Bay and Noordhoek. The viewpoints and lookouts over Hout Bay and the Sentinel are unreal for car shoots, adventurous couples and cinematic sunset portraits. It's a toll road...
Chapman's Peak Drive
Grand granite steps, stone lions and columns on the slopes of Devil's Peak, with sweeping views over the Cape Flats towards the Hottentots-Holland mountains. Rhodes Memorial is a favourite for elegant engagement, graduation and editorial portraits, e...
Rhodes Memorial