State of Madhya Pradesh is blessed is highly photogenic due to variety of tourism options, ranging from wildlife to heritage sites, hills to river banks, water-tourism to pilgrimage sites. It is best for testing our photography skills and experience. Here wildlife destinations like Kanha national park, Satpura national park, Panna tiger reserve, Pench national park are exceptions places to visit and do extensive photography on subjects like big cats, deer species, birds, natural forests, hilly terrains, jungle rivers etc. Similarly destinations like Khajuraho, Orchha, Mandu, Chanderi are some of the best heritage tourism sites that offers ample of opportunity for heritage sites photography by offering sites like grand forts, palaces, magnificently carved temples, rock-cut carving work, gateways, cenotaphs etc. If we are looking for water-tourism sites then destinations like Hanuwantiya island, Bargi dam, Gandhi-sagar dam, Kutni dam site are best places to stay and enjoy the photography of water-tourism sites. It can be further reached to new height when we try for boat-safari option at back-water of Tawa dam at Madhai gate of Satpura national park, Here boat-safari is best way to do birds and crocodile photography. Now photography lovers may work on new subject in which Madhya Pradesh tourism department is promoting rural tourism in state so that tourists will get exposure to rural lifestyle which there forefathers had lived and try to understand the different aspects of life, analyze the difference between a digital life and life without gadgets.
Here we have tried to make a list of photogenic places in Madhya Pradesh. According to basic subjects of photography, we have categorized them and accordingly a list has been prepared. As per your interest, just click over the link and read more about that particular destination.
Wildlife Photography | Heritage Photography Sites | Leisure Places Photography | Cultural Activity Photography |
Satpura National Park | Chanderi | Pachmarhi | Ujjain |
Kanha National Park | Gwalior | Hanuwantiya Island | Maheshwar |
Bandhavgarh | Orchha | Gandhi Sagar Dam | Jabalpur |
Panna National Park | Khajuraho | Bhedaghat | Omkareshwar |
Pench National Park | Mandu | Mau Sahaniya Monuments | Dhar |
What to experience ?
As you have gone through above destinations list, framed in some category as per there prominent attractions. Question arises if tourist have low budget or less time in hand and not able to cover more destinations, is it possible to visit one destination where we can do photography of more than one category. This will save time and money of visitors. At the same time, tourists will get better exposure of that particular destination. Madhya Pradesh have many destinations where we can enjoy more than one type of tourism like Orchha known for heritage, cultural and nature tourism. Similarly Amarkantak is popular as pilgrimage destination but at the same time it is a hill station to enjoy nature tourism. Thus we are offering more detailed tourism features of above listed destinations in below given table.