- İstanbul Landscape
Local Guidance reminds me that I should be more responsible for directions because I have to know those ways, roads, locations way very well to give directions.
Local Guidance reminds me to be objective when taking photos as I should be able to look through the eyes of others when taking pictures.
Local Guidance reminds me to be realistic when commenting for the reason that I should be able to describe my experiences most accurately when commenting.
Since 2016, I have been trying to be to more concerned and careful when taking photos, writing comments, and marking new places.
Every feedback, I received, told me that being a Google Local Guide is a critical mission.
Now others also read and like the comments I wrote.
Now others like the photos I took.
Now others notice the places I marked
Now I discover new places, new locations and new artifacts more carefully. I try to find interesting places that have a story. A good story attracts everyone
I am now guiding more people.
What impressed me most in the program is the increasing number of people following me under the title of “Your Contributions.” A photo I took in Paris in December-2019 is viewed more than 265,000 times. It made me feel good; I felt like an international celebrity. When the photos I posted were viewed about 3,225,000 times, I said, “Wow”. That’s why I liked being a Local Guide, and I love it more and more every day. Because discovering is a way of existing.