Places to take photos in lubbock, texas

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In Texas, the town of Lubbock is synonymous with Texas Tech University, but in other parts of the country, it may be better known as the home of music legend Buddy Holly. Like any other city rich in history and lore, photographic opportunities are only limited by your time -- and with an average of 263 annual days of sunshine, weather is not an obstacle to recording this city's richness through photography.

1. Texas Tech University

   • Architecture major and Texas Tech alumni Lindsey Mortimer proudly claims the Texas Tech campus as her favorite place to photograph. "The English Building is by far my favorite, as it has the prettiest stairs where every graduate wants to be photographed," says Mortimer. "Around the English Building is a fountain surrounded by giant books, and large works of art are portrayed in front of the Student Union." Mortimer notes that the front of the campus boasts bronze statues of individuals in random poses, and offers fun inanimate partners for photos with live counterparts. Last but not least, the Will Rogers statute offers a challenge for those who try to get on it, offering a unique photo opportunity.

   Music and Art

   • The Buddy Holly Center surrounds you with all of the fun and whimsy of Buddy Holly, as well as a chance to be photographed with giant black-rimmed glasses, just as the famous singer wore. Then go to Avenue Q to see the Buddy Holly Statue and Walk of Fame. Street signs offer photographic proof to the town's music legends, boasting Buddy Holly Avenue, Crickets Avenue, and even Mac Davis Lane. The Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts on Avenue K offers both art and performance exhibits that appeal to photographers.

   History and Reminiscing

   • Old sorority and fraternity houses line the cobblestone-lined Broadway Street, close to the University. Many of the homes have been converted into businesses. The picturesque street draws your photographic eye as it winds from the front of the campus, all the way through downtown Lubbock. For another blast from the past, find your photo opportunity at an honest-to-goodness drive-in movie theater: the Stars & Stripes Drive-In Theater on Clovis Highway.

   Landscape and Agriculture

   • Lubbock wineries offer many photographic opportunities, indoors and out.

     Agriculture is still an important industry in Texas, even though it mirrors the rest of the country with a reduced agrarian sector. The American Museum of Agriculture on Canyon Lake Drive seeks to preserve this rich agricultural history and the stories of Texans who lived it. To get a true taste of it, however, visit the area's wineries and photograph the abundance of grapevines and rich Texas wine, which is making a name for itself outside of the state's borders. Llano Estacado, Cap Rock Winery, and McPherson Cellars are three local wineries that will feed your photographic lens with earthy landscapes and the colors of the grape harvest and wine making.

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