The Torch Hotel Building & Pool

This image was taken in front of the outdoor pool in The Torch hotel, which is in Doha. The hotel is about a 20-minute drive from the Doha City Centre, so you can either take a car or public transportation via Metro (Al Aziziyah; Gold Line) or bus (Stadium 1 Entrance; 31, 32, 136, 136A, 137, 137A). After taking your preferred mode of transportation, make your way to the entrance of the hotel. If you're not a guest of the hotel, I recommend asking the hotel staff if you can go up to the 19th floor and take a photo of the pool. It's not a public space, but if you communicate that you're there to take photos, they should let you right up to the area!

The summer will be extremely hot, but you can visit the pool at The Torch in Doha during any month of the year.

Daylight will allow you to get a bright, crisp image of the architecture and pool.

Please kindly speak to the staff and ask if you can photograph the swimming pool if you aren't a guest of the hotel.

The difficulty of this location is to be able to capture the pool, as well as the top part of the building, so it's crucial to have a super-wide lens. A 24mm is not enough to get the swimming-pool, the view and the roof of the floor—go as wide as you can!

If you don't have a super-wide lens, you can try to lay on the ground to emphasize the height of the tower.

For this particular composition, try to center yourself with the arch so you create a well-balanced photo.

A tripod is a good idea if you're taking photos during blue hour or at night.

I highly recommend staying the night at The Torch to get the full experience. In addition to the pool, the five-star hotel has a fitness center, tea garden and (most importantly) a revolving restaurant called Three Sixty that offers panoramic views of Doha from the 47th floor.

You can also enjoy a walk in the nearby Aspire Park or browse for clothes the Villaggio Mall, which is home to more than 200 stores.