The driver had never been there before. Every country has buildings on its 'must see' list. Photographed millions of times a year by visitors from all over the globe and printed in books, magazines and brochures, on postcards, tea towels, cups and place mats. If you want a real challenge, set yourself the double task of taking pictures of famous places that are as good as the published images, and then create a different photograph to those you've seen before. They are great places to hang around, camera at the ready.
Places of worship attract a steady stream of pilgrims and devotees.
At the entrances and in the surrounding streets, vendors selling religious paraphernalia, souvenirs and flowers contrast with the usually quiet, calm interiors. Around the buildings look for detail images that have relevance to the religion. Incense sticks and coils, texts and motifs on the walls all make interesting subjects and say something about the place and religion. Skyscrapers, Singapore Converging verticals can be used to good effect by exaggerating them. Malaysia By including an interesting foreground the film plane can be kept parallel to the buildings and the verticals are kept straight.