World Trade Center Photo Tour

Capture Lower Manhattan’s iconic landmarks on a World Trade Center Photo Tour. Master architectural photography while exploring the Freedom Tower, 9/11 Memorial, and more.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • The National 9/11 Memorial & Museum - Explore the splendor of Lower Manhattan’s latest landmarks while refining your architectural photography skills on this guided tour. The new World Trade Center is almost finished, and this photo safari aims to honor the past while celebrating the future.
  • One World Observatory - This photo tour will delve into the new Freedom Tower, the 9/11 Memorial, the Oculus, and more. You’ll learn about both interior and exterior architectural photography and how to best capture the buildings’ grandeur and simplicity. Note that this tour does not include entry to One World Observatory.
  • The Oculus - Composition is key, and this session will challenge you to understand lines and balance while photographing these stunning buildings. You’ll learn how to use strong composition to engage viewers and convey a sense of space, anticipate lighting conditions, and manage scenes in architectural photography. Discover how to utilize reflections and the interplay of light on various surfaces, and explore the use of overexposure to create an ethereal effect.
  • World Trade Center Station (PATH) - Capture photographs inside the new PATH Station at the Oculus.
  • Silverstein Family Park - This is where we meet.
  • St. Paul’s Chapel - One of Manhattan’s oldest churches.
What's Included
  • Professional photographer guide
  • Local taxes
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off (if option not selected)
Additional Information

Discover the magnificence of Lower Manhattan’s newest landmarks while honing your architectural photography skills. The new World Trade Center is nearly complete and this safari is designed to remember the past while celebrating the future. This photo tour will explore the new Freedom Tower, the 9/11 Memorial, the Oculus and much more. You will learn both interior and exterior architectural photography and how to best capture the buildings’ grandeur as well as their simplicity.

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Minimum age is 18 years
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Location
Silverstein Family Park
Greenwich Street
Meet next to the fountain at the Silverstein Family Park.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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P9777qpcaroliner
Jan 1, 2024
Awesome Photo Tour in NYC! - My dad and I joined this photo tour with Zim and we had such a great experience. Zim taught us so much about the physical camera as well as the process of taking photographs. We learned many basics and techniques that we can implement going forward in our photo taking endeavors. We have a better idea of the functions/functionality of the camera and how to be more mindful of what we are capturing. We are very excited to use what we learned in this photo class going forward and would highly recommend NYC Photo Safari (and Zim) to photographers of all levels looking to learn new skills and capture the city!
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Ionic
Sep 14, 2021
3rd time, and already looking forward to the 4th - I had the opportunity to be in New York City on the 20th anniversary of 9/11. So I booked a tour with NYC Safari. It was about a 5 hour session. First meeting on the NJ side for the sunset skyline, and to see the memorial lights during blue hour. Next we headed into the city and had the opportunity to take shots from almost directly under the memorial lights. This might sound odd but it truly was a unique and pretty awe-inspiring experience. Just seeing the lights go up for eternity from the base is not to be missed. Then the group headed over to brooklyn to shoot the night skyline. Truly a really fantastic time. Zim, our tour guide, did a wonderful job guiding is around. This was my 3rd time working with her, usually I do private sessions but only had this one opportunity to do has a group. I was really happy to see the kept the group really small I think there was 6 of us total. Looking forward to the next time I am in NY.
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W6785ntvirginias
Jul 11, 2021
Excellent photo tour of World Trade Center - The Photo Safari photo tour was excellent, our guide/instructor Zim was experienced, and professional. She knew where and how to get the best shots and had good suggestions about settings and composition and she had interesting stories to illustrate points. It was a very enjoyable morning
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Bobschinnie
Jul 10, 2021
Great Experience at WTC - Our WTC Photo Tour was a great experience! Zim (our expert/guide) was patient, knowledgeable, and professional; providing individualized instruction and guidance on all things photographic - Camera Use, Theory, and Composition. I learned so much, and will keep the three rules to heart. I also want to thank NYC Photo Safari for being proactive and changing our date/time due to impending inclement weather. We enjoyed a rain free tour, and made it home prior to the highways flooding! I would highly recommend NYC Photo Safari for all levels of photographers and visitors to NYC.
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Johng08054
Apr 27, 2019
Get the most artistic shots of the World Trade Center and the Oculus - We've been on almost all of NYC Photo Safari's trips, except this one. For this adventure we got to try out Ricoh Theta 360° cameras and got pointers on how to take and process the images all on our smartphone. Excellent instruction by Zim and two Ricoh reps helped everyone with setup. A great time was had by all the participants and we all got some nice shots to take home despite cloudy weather during most of the safari.
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Susie
Oct 1, 2018
Great learning experience - Zim was so knowledgeable! She taught me so many features on my phone camera that I never knew existed! She was patient and had me looking at buildings in a whole new perspective. We were in a group of 4 and got plenty of attention and help. Would definitely love to take another class with her!
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Ergrasso
Sep 17, 2018
Photo Session at the WTC - Zim was awesome. Great teacher. She showed me things on my camera and Iphone that I never knew could happen or even work. LOL!! She is very smart, funny and a great tour guide. I would definitely recommend her in a minute. This was my first tour and my husbands second which he enjoyed immensely . thanks for a great tour Zim. We love ya!! Vinny & Liz
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Delicia
Jun 25, 2018
Photo Safari At The World Trade Center - Zim was the friendly, professional and an outstanding tour guide for the photographic safari at the Work Trade Center. She knew about my camera, the best places and techniques to outstanding pictures of the Oculus and World Trade Center Fountain. She is also knowledgeable about the reconstruction of the World Trade Center post 911. You will not be disappointed when you take a photo tour with Zim.
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Jayne
Jun 20, 2018
Zim is terrific! - I have done photo safaris with Zim before ...she is outstanding!!! Zim is very familiar with a wide range of cameras and is expert in her knowledge of photographic technique. If you go on a photo safari tour with her, she will have already been there and scouted out the best places to shoot!
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