In Athens the best photographer plans around the Acropolis sightline first, then builds the rest of the session around how the marble and the city light shift through the day.
Our pick
The classic frame is the Parthenon catching late sun from Filopappou Hill, but the textures that make Athens feel lived-in are down in Anafiotika and the painted steps of Plaka. Someone who works these locations knows which lanes stay open and bright and where the view of the rock lines up cleanly behind you. They route the walk so you hit each spot at its best hour. Get that sequence wrong and the whole session falls flat, so the sequencing is the real work.
If our pick doesn't fit
A significantly more affordable shorter shoot; the trade-off is less time to work different locations around the city.
A styled fashion shoot with a rented flowing dress, producing editorial images rather than travel portraits.