Ziro
The Ziro Valley's terraced paddy fields — a masterpiece of Apatani engineering and aesthetics — are among the most photographically beautiful agricultural landscapes in India. The fields are unique in that fish are cultivated simultaneously in the flooded paddies, a centuries-old sustainable polyculture system. Walking along the raised bunds between the glassy, mirror-like paddy plots at sunrise or sunset produces some of the most atmospheric and technically interesting landscape photographs available in all of Northeast India.
The best light for photography is during the golden hours of sunrise (5:30–7 AM) and sunset (4:30–6 PM). The paddy fields are most beautiful and reflective in August when the rice shoots are young and the water level is high.