A good photo consists of three main factors, lighting, angles and background. A good background is everything and the easiest one to work with, in my opinion, are nature elements. Ultimately, as you are your worst critic, a good photo still stands on your opinion. Thus, check out these instaworthy parks and gardens for your next instashoot!
Raptor Towers at Kranji Marshes
Kranji Marshes itself is a very peaceful and open park but what makes this park amazingly scenic is their wooden infrastructures that has the ability to transport you back into time or if you're feeling magical, it looks like an enchanted forest. Its wooden bridges and most importantly, their Raptor Towers, allows visitors to go crazy with their photos, offering a lot of different views in a lot of different areas as well.
Address: 10 Neo Tiew Lane 2, Singapore 718813
Hamstead Wetlands Park
One of Singapore's lesser known hidden parks is the Hamstead Wetlands. Located nearby Seletar Airbase Park, this place is a rustic green haven. The best part, it is secluded! So, it won't be as heavily crowded as the other parks. The best part about this park is its stillness. Since the area is located right inside the CBD area, there isn't much wildlife in the park, making the area very quiet and peaceful.
Address: 1 Baker St, Singapore 799977
Sunrise Gateway at Punggol Waterway Park
This is the closest thing you can get to the Golden Gate Bridge in Singapore. Living up to its name, Punggol residents can get the best sunrise views from this bridge that suspends high and dry from the water bank. The bridge is wide, providing more than ample space for both pedestrians and cyclists to roam around. More importantly, it provides an absolutely scenic place for your photoshoots! A tip is to visit this place during the golden hour and afterwards you can catch an amazing sunset as well.
Address: Punggol Promenade Riverside Walk
Telok Blangah Hill Park
Singapore has a knack of transporting locals to other countries and time periods with their creative designs and layouts. For the Telok Blangah Hill Park, what it instantly reminded me of was Taylor Swift’s Love Story music video. The medieval-like staircase and concrete patterns, really transports you to a castle-like environment and when the bougainvillea flowers are in bloom, it provides the perfect contrast to the grey concrete. So, if you ever want to feel like a princess, this is the perfect spot to be one.
Address: 10, Telok Blangah Green, 109178
Hindhede Nature Park
This place is often crowded by students and volunteers as it has become one of Singapore’s more famous nature hubs for students to get a more immersive learning experience. Other than that, it also makes a perfect spot for photography as the park has an amazing quarry and natural sloping hills that makes the scenery look absolutely breathtaking. Visitors often use this as the view as their backdrop and it can easily trick people into thinking that they have probably ventured to Phuket islands with those tiny hills.
Address: Hindhede Dr
Pearl Hill City Park
Looking for a zen atmosphere? Head down to Pearl Hill City Park! Ironically this peaceful park is located right in the centre of one of the busiest streets in Singapore. With small bridges and lucious trees, this place provides you with all the serenity you need for that still-like photo. The best part, with the thick vegetation, the area is generally more cooling than the rest but that does not mean the area lacks light. If anything, the trees provides interesting shadows that could even form into a pattern that could help artify your photos!
Address: Along Chin Swee Road, Pearl's Hill Rd, and, 169879
