Photographers in Madrid

Madrid rewards photographers who work late. The city's signature shot is the Templo de Debod at sunset, an Egyptian temple reflected in still water with the whole western sky behind it — which is why most proposals here are timed to the minute. Earlier in the day, the Retiro park gives greenery, the Crystal Palace and a boating lake; Plaza Mayor and the lanes of La Latina give warm stone and balconies; Gran Vía gives the cinematic city. Families like the Retiro, couples like the old town, and the Royal Palace works as a backdrop of pure scale.