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Hamburg's character is brick and water, so the photographer who can pair the Speicherstadt canals with the glass curve of the Elbphilharmonie is the one to look for.
Our pick
From the Poggenmuhlenbrucke you get the Wasserschloss with the concert hall rising behind it, and the warehouse rows along Kehrwieder glow warm at dusk. A local photographer knows when the Speicherstadt lanterns come on and where the Elbphilharmonie plaza gives a clean line down the Elbe. They work the blue hour when the red brick reflects in the canals. Miss that brick-and-water light by twenty minutes and you get a flatter, colder set.
If our pick doesn't fit
Almost half the price with a longer route through Hamburg sights, though it has very few reviews so the consistency is untested.