21 Photos of Buddha Statues That Show Clever Creativity by the Photographers

Photographing statues in a way that makes the final image interesting can be very hard work. With a little thought, however, using interesting lighting, capturing them in the context of their surroundings or getting close to shoot the details can be very effective at making the final result more than just a snapshot. We think these photographs of Buddha statues go that extra distance in creativity and have come out with some great results. Share your own Buddha photographs in the comments!

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Thailand Sunset [Explored #92 (my first!)] by darren-johnson, on Flickr

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The Venerable Buddha of Lantau by laszlo-photo, on Flickr

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Buddhist statues praising and making offerings to the Tian Tan Buddha, Lantau Island, Hong Kong, China by rahuldlucca, on Flickr

Laughing Buddha by JasonDGreat, on Flickr

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IMG_8676 by beggs, on Flickr

Statue of Buddha by d'n'c, on Flickr

Grayscale photo of buddha statue by Ben Yi

Buddha by The Fayj, on Flickr

creation by Cåsbr, on Flickr

statue (#107) by j / f / photos, on Flickr

buddha by daz smith, on Flickr

Buddhist statue praising and making offerings to the Tian Tan Buddha, Lantau Island, Hong Kong, China. by rahuldlucca, on Flickr

Thai Buddha by zappowbang, on Flickr

Giant standing Buddhas of Bamiyan still cast shadows [Image 2 of 8] by DVIDSHUB, on Flickr

Talk to the Buddha palm ‘cos the face ain't listenin' by Ed-meister, on Flickr

Buddha statues at Hase-dera by aschaf, on Flickr

Wat Chaiwatthanaram and Moon by AlphaTangoBravo / Adam Baker, on Flickr

Take my hand by QuinnDombrowski, on Flickr

More Statue Photography Resources

How to Photograph Statues
A Photographer's Guide to Depth of Field
Statues Help Tell the Story of Your Travels

About Author

Rob is the founder of Light Stalking. His love for photography started as a child with a Kodak Instamatic and pushed him into building this fantastic place all these years later, and you can get to know him better here.
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Camera: Nikon D810
Lenses: Nikkor 14-24 f/2.8, Nikkor 50mm f/1.8

6 Comments

Love these images – some awesome shots in here! Thanks for sharing 🙂

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Love them, here is one of my favorites I have captured 🙂

Nice. Here are some Buddhas made in Cambodia recently, because almost all of the large Buddha images were deliberately destroyed in the wars there in the 70’s and 80’s. One of these was photographed on the porch of a temple in Wat Damnak, Siem Reap, where it sat on the porch waiting to be moved inside, and I think, painted. It is made of a composition material. The wooden, Lanna-style Buddha is a master prototype used in the School of the Artisians (Siem Reap )where international donors pay for the excellent training given to the men and women who are repopulating Cambodia with Buddha images. I made the photos in July 2007.Buddha Prototype Horiz..jpgBuddha Wat Damnak.jpg

Hmmm. My pictures didn’t make it.