Vancouver Photo Guide

Coal Harbour and the West End. You have to spend some time living in the west end to truly appreciate it. But if you have a bike and the urge to explore there’s a lot of great photo opportunities. On a sunny weekend in Vancouver you likely wont be able to drive through the west end, because it will seem like everyone in Vancouver is there.

Dr Sun Yat Sen Park and Museum is at Carrall & Pender St in Downtown Vancouver. Right by Tinsletown. The park is free but the Museum charnges an enterance fee. Photo Album of Dr Sun Yat Sen Park.

One of the Oldest parts of Vancouver. Gastown with its, historic steam clock, cobble stone streets, and Gassy Jack. There’s lots of nooks and crannies to explore in Gastown. Gastown is on the edge of vancouvers notorious Downtown Eastside. Its best to be aware of your surroundings.

Granville Island is a great place for photo’s. Pretty much any subject, landscape, people, produce, nature and city photography. If you like abstract there’s lots of interesting captures in Granville Island. Granville Island is located under the Granville Bridge. Photo Album of Granville Island.

If you like boats the Vancouver Maritime Museum is a great place for photos. They have a tour of the St Roch (an old artict explorer) that is facinating. The doc by the museum holds old boats like in this Photo Album of the Vancouver Maritime Museum.

Nitobe Japanese Gardens in UBC. If your lucky you’ll see cranes and herons. The nitobe gardens are a great place to relax for an afternoon. Photo Album of Nitobe Gardens UBC.

If you come to Vancouver and can’t visit stanley park, your missing out. The best way to explore the park is on foot or bike. Stanley park is a photographers paradise. Photo Album of Stanley Park.

Steveston is at the mouth of the Fraser river is almost worth living in. Aside from the commute downtown that is. It has lots to offer, the fisheries museum, marshlands, long biking and walking trails, as well as chances to view eagles. Photo Album of Steveston BC.

In Coal Harbour on the edge of Stanley park sits Vancouver’s trade and convention centre. There is a tourist info booth accross the street so if you are looking for things to do it’s a good place to start. If you love architectural photography the new building will not disapoint. You can Take a Tour Here.

In Richmond on River road you can visit the Vancouver Skating Oval built for the 2010 Olympic Games. They run tours of the facility so you can see the inside. Take a Tour Here.

Great for people shots. Not long ago was an abandoned warehouse district now a busy centre of Downtown Van