5 Best Places for Photography in the Southeastern United States

Hey, what's up, guys? Professional outdoor photographer David Johnston here. Now, I've been all over the United States, photographing some of the best places that you can go to. But in this video specifically, I wanted to show you the five best locations that you can photograph in the southeastern United States. And let's start off the list with number one, of where I am right now, in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Great Smoky Mountains National Park is one of the most diverse national parks in the entire United States, not to mention one of the most visited parks in the United States. And for good reason, too. You have everything from low valleys to mountain stream waterfalls, all the way to high-elevation mountains that you can photograph. Not to mention, when you get into some of the valleys, they've reintroduced elk into the park. So you can definitely photograph wildlife. Number two on my list is actually Charleston, South Carolina. Now, not only Charleston is known for great food. You'll probably actually gain a few pounds while you're there. But it also has great opportunities for outdoor photography. I spent about a week there photographing a lot of old town scenes and street photography and also a lot of opportunities for outdoor architectural photography. Number three on the list is the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Now, the Outer Banks is an incredible location that you can visit. You can definitely get out there and photograph a lot of the lighthouses that they have. Great opportunities for some seashore photography right on the national seashore of North Carolina, Outer Banks. And then also, they have great opportunities for night photography. I spent about a week out there photographing night scenes over a lot of the lighthouses that they have in the Outer Banks. And I'm definitely gonna make several trips back so that I can photograph some of these locations and play around with new compositions. Number four on the list is Tybee Island. Now, Tybee Island is a little bit like the Outer Banks of North Carolina, but it's a little bit smaller and a little more laid back. It has more of that island feel. This is definitely a location that you can actually visit on vacation with your family, spend mornings and evenings going out, photographing some of the places that they have in Tybee Island. They have places like piers that you can photograph on the edges of the day to get that good light. They also have some cool historic areas. Rounding out the list at number five is the National Seashore on the Gulf of Mexico in Florida. I've been going to this location my entire life, even before I got into outdoor photography. This location has great opportunities for those beach scenes. The sea grasses are amazing to use for great foregrounds in your photography, not to mention what the light does. The light seems to last forever if you go out and photograph in the early morning hours or in the late evening hours. Hey, guys, if you're going to the Southeast, definitely check out these locations, wherever you're close to. I guarantee you're gonna come back with some of the best photographs that you could have thought of that you could have gotten in the Southeast.