Hobart / 10 photo spots
10 Instagram spots around Hobart
Hobart’s harbour, heritage streets, garden paths and bushland reserves create distinct settings within a compact city. Each idea names a public exterior vantage and a composition grounded in a documented feature.
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Salamanca Lawns
From Salamanca Lawns, frame the long row of former sandstone warehouses along Salamanca Place. Place the path or lawn in the lower edge of the shot and keep the façades level, making the repeated stone fronts the main pattern.
Search Google MapsConstitution Dock and Sullivans Cove
From the publicly accessible Sullivans Cove waterfront, photograph the historic boats in Constitution Dock against the working harbour. Use the dock edge as a horizontal line, and stay outside any signed or fenced port-control areas.
Search Google MapsArthur Circus
From the small central park, frame one arc of cottages across the circular green. A wider portrait shows the shared lawn and heritage setting, but keep neighbours’ homes in context and respect their privacy.
Search Google MapsPrinces Park
From a path inside Princes Park, place the remains of the artillery battery in the foreground and the Derwent behind it. This layered view pairs the park’s nineteenth-century feature with its documented harbour outlook.
Search Google MapsHobart Cenotaph
Photograph the Hobart Cenotaph from the surrounding memorial park at ground level. Leave breathing room around the monument, then include the River Derwent or mountain beyond it if the sightline is clear.
Search Google MapsLily Pond at the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens
Personal photography is welcome at the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens. Professional shoots, including paid family photography, require permission. At the triangular Lily Pond, use the timber deck to frame water and planted beds from the path.
Search Google MapsCornelian Bay Boatsheds
From Cornelian Bay Park, photograph the boatsheds along the open foreshore route. Include a strip of water and align the roofs across the frame. Follow closure signs and avoid the temporarily closed garden link.
Search Google MapsWaterworks Reserve
On a public walking track, frame one of Waterworks Reserve’s sandstone water-supply structures against surrounding bushland. Keep the composition on the formed route, using the reservoir and trees to show the historic site in context.
Search Google MapsMount Nelson Signal Station
From the public area beside Mount Nelson Signal Station, frame Hobart and the Derwent below the ridgeline. Let a section of the historic station or nearby trees anchor one side of the wide view.
Search Google MapsCascade Gardens
From a path beside the Hobart Rivulet in Cascade Gardens, frame the landscaped lawns with Cascade Brewery rising beyond them. Keep the brewery as a distant backdrop, so the public park remains the focus of the image.
Search Google MapsSources for these photo spots
- Salamanca Lawns | City of Hobart
- Former warehouses THR 12029 | Heritage Tasmania
- Hobart Port Information | TasPorts
- Historic Vessels | Maritime Museum Tasmania
- Port security and access | TasPorts
- Arthur Circus | City of Hobart
- CBD mobility map | City of Hobart
- Hobart’s top parks to visit this summer | City of Hobart
- Find a park or reserve | City of Hobart
- Lily Pond | Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens
- Frequently Asked Questions | Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens
- Queens Domain and Cornelian Bay nature trails | City of Hobart
- Waterworks Reserve | City of Hobart
- Waterworks Reserve Master Plan 2024 | City of Hobart
- Bicentennial Park nature trails | City of Hobart
- Cascade Gardens | City of Hobart
- Filming & Photography | Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens
- Cornelian Bay Coastal Walk | Greater Hobart Trails