Our 14 favorite and most Instagrammable places in Singapore for family photo shootings
Both Simona and I have a profound passion for photography. And while our styles and approaches vary, we both agree that capturing and documenting life is incredibly important. Ever since our daughter Olivia was born, this desire to capture every important moment has become even stronger. Seeing your child growing up is a magical experience and is full of precious moments that once they pass, they will never come back. We can only try to capture them in photos and videos to preserve those beautiful memories. We are always trying to take photos of everyday situations of our daughter but once in a while, we make some extra effort, go to a nice location and take photos of her. These photos help documenting her growing up and they are also very very welcome by Olivia’s grandparents who live far away.
Singapore is an amazing place and it offers so many fantastic photo locations. Even after 6 years, we continue to discover new and cool places that inspire us to take family photos.
In this post we’ll share some of our favorite locations in Singapore.
1. East Coast Park
We go to East Coast Park at least once a month and it is one of my favorite locations. You have so many nice beaches to choose from and there is always a nice breeze, which makes it a good place to take pictures of babies who should avoid very hot places. There’s also a huge playground close to McDonalds and the whole park just feels very family friendly.
2. Marina Bay
Nothing screens Singapore more than having the iconic Marina Bay Sands as a backdrop. We love this place for taking pictures with a very urban look.
3. Chinese Garden
The first time we went to Chinese garden was when Simona was still pregnant with Olivia. I was blown away by how beautiful this park is and it remains my favorite photo location in Singapore. Over the years we’ve had 3 photo shootings and I am sure we’ll come back many more times.
4. Duxton Hill
We love Duxton Hill. It gives you all kinds of interesting backdrops: Shop houses, back streets, industrial, you name it. And on top of it all, there a lots of nice cafes and restaurants to choose from, should you get hungry while shooting pictures.
5. Joo Chiat / Katong
We live here, so this is our neighborhood and we absolutely love it. We usually try to stay away from the usual spots at Köln Seng Road and instead prefer to get lost in the back streets.
6. Sentosa
Sentosa is mainly about the beaches. Our favorite one is Palawan Beach. It offers some shade and nice back drops. I still remember, just after Olivia learned how to sit, we brought her to Palawan beach to take photos.
Olivia just after she had learned to sit on her own.
7. Vivo City / Sentosa board walk
Very close to Vivo city is the Santosa board walk. It connects mainland Singapore with Sentosa and you can walk all the way and enter Sentosa free of charge. Apart from that it’s also a fun photo location.
8. Marina at Keppel Bay and it’s beautiful board walk
This is another location close to Vivo City. It feels very urban with it’s mega yachts and board walks, it leads all the way to Labrador Park and makes for a very nice walk.
9. Labrador Park
Beautiful greenery and coastline. Labrador Park has a lot to offer, including a mini lighthouse.
10. Gardens by the Bay and Marina Barrage
Marina Barrage is probably the best place to shoot if you want to have the Singapore Skyline as background. It’s also not to hot due to the wind and easily accessible via gardens by the bay.
11. Mac Ritchie Reservoir
We used to go there very often and walk the whole round around the reservoir. Unfortunately that’s not very stroller friendly. So since Olivia is born we only go to the areas that are easily accessible.
12. Raffles Marina
This is probably one of the less known locations but I think it is absolutely stunning. It’s very close to the Tuas Link and easily reachable via MRT. Just take the Green Line all the way to the last stop.
13. Toa Payoh Town Park
We’ve only recently discovered this place but we instantly fell in love with it. Look at the pictures and you’ll know why.
14. Botanic Gardens
This is another classic location and it absolutely deserves to be. Our favorite area is the orchid garden.
Gear we use for our family pictures:
Nils:
Simona:
