Skylines and cityscapes are a favorite subject of photographers from all around the world, and for good reasons. Skylines are recognizable, each with their own character and unique architecture and landmarks – and they can be spectacular when photographed, both during the day or at night.

No two cities are the same, and today we have collected 30 inspiring photographs of skylines from various cities across the globe.

Singapore

photo by William Cho

Miami, Florida

photo by Marcel Dorow

Los Angeles, California

photo by Neil Kremer

Sydney, Australia

photo by Hai Linh Truong

Rotterdam, Netherlands

photo by Wilco Schippers

Mumbai, India

photo by Tawheed Manzoor

London, England

photo by Jim Trodel

Louisville, Kentucky

photo by Kara B

Toronto, Canada

photo by Abi K

San Diego, California

photo by Jim Trodel

Kremlin, Moscow

photo by ikhou

San Francisco, California

photo by Geoff Stearns

Hong Kong, China

photo by degula

Frankfurt, Germany

photo by icarus_shift

Chicago, Illinois

photo by Conway Yao

Copenhagen, Denmark

photo by Jesus Martin Mirelis

Montreal, Canada

photo by Jon Phillips

New York

photo by Anthony Quintano

Granada, Spain

photo by Alice’s Vision of the World Photography

Bangkok, Thailand

photo by Eva Ho

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

photo by Terence S. Jones

São Paulo, Brazil

photo by Flavia Ottaviani

Brisbane, Australia

photo by Nam Nguyen

Panama City, Panama

photo by Matthew Straubmuller

Boston, Massachusetts

photo by walknboston

Cincinnati, Ohio

photo by Fred Haaser

Budapest, Hungary

photo by Maurice

Calgary, Canada

photo by Michael Gil

Jakarta, Indonesia

photo by The Diary of a Hotel Addict

Vancouver, Canada

photo by maxtouriste

I hope this post will inspire you to give skyline photography a shot. Feel free to share your own cityscape pictures via Twitter or Facebook and share you own city’s skyline with the rest of us!