Best Photo Spots in Phuket

7 photo spots in Phuket, each with the hour it actually works and the angle worth walking to. The difference between a good frame and a queue of people in front of one is usually timing rather than gear.

Kata Noi is best at morning; Patong and Promthep Cape are best at golden hour; Phang Nga Bay and Phuket Old Town are best at sunrise.

Patong, Phang Nga Bay and Promthep Cape get genuinely crowded — arrive at opening or accept people in the frame.

On light: old stone blows out under midday sun — the hour after sunrise and the hour before sunset are when it has colour in it, many temples ban cameras inside entirely, so plan the shot for the exterior and the approach and open water and open sky mean the sky blows out before the land does; expose for the highlights and let the foreground come up afterwards.

A general rule that holds across Phuket: ask before photographing people, skip anything that looks like a religious rite in progress, and expect a tripod to need permission at ticketed monuments even where a phone is fine.