This is my “star photo”, which depicts a technical high school (ITIS Giuseppe Armellini) in Rome, Italy, and the public garden in front of it, which is located near the ancient Basilica of San Paolo Fuori le Mura. The church dates back 17 centuries, and is where the Apostle Paul is buried.
This is a screenshot of my current Star Photo. It’s of O’Neills Irish Pub in Glasgow, Scotland and was taken on my last visit to the city of my birthplace just before the pandemic started.
Caption: @LDiamond 's Star Photo of Blaze Pizza uploaded onto Google Maps on 2022-08-11 and showing star views of 2,799,390 as at 2023-07-11
Blaze Pizza
This photo came about on an early family dinner outing. I noticed the lovely outdoor seating, bright blue sky, bold orange contrast and had to get this shot. Heat from the ovens “blazed” from the roof. '22
ACE H & B Hardware
Storefront photo of a popular hardware store in a Caribbean island. Taken with my Samsung A8 phone camera when it was just a few months old.
I took this photo in my hometown, Colchis Fountain, which has its own history. Regarding the photo, there are very few 360 degree photos of my city and I wanted to show the city center in 360 degrees.
A simple shot taken from the empty parking lot using my Pixel 3XL. It shows patrons going to this popular family restaurant. As well as being my star photo, it is currently the feature photo of the restaurant!
GwalBhog, Motera Chandkheda, Gujarat, India
My star photo, shows a nice wide internal view of this Gujarati restaurant. I’m very fortunate that my star photo is also the feature photo of this very popular restaurant. As I wrote in my review, it’s an excellent place with great ambiance. One would love the way the tables are arranged. Here one can get mixed cousin combination of kathiyawadi , gujarati, rajasthani and north indian.
This is an entrance to Kazan-Bogoroditsky Monastery, in city of Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Federation.
The Our Lady of Kazan Icon is in the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross of Kazan’s Bogoroditsky Monastery. The Icon is considered to be one of the most iconic icons, which also served as the patron of Russia. In the church, daily services are held, and worshippers come from all over the world to bow to the shrine. November 4, 2023 is the feast of The Our Lady of Kazan Icon. Therefore, there was a lot of user interest for this object. As a result, the photo received more than 6 million views in a short period of time. The photo was taken in 2019, during my short visit to Kazan and the surrounding area, which I have already talked about earlier in my publications on the forum.
This is a screenshot of my all-time star photo. It is the airport terminal two in Munich Germany. I shot it on my flight back from Connect Live 2019 which will always be in my memories.
I took this photo about two years ago and it was quite challenging because of the size of the building and that I couldn’t get the whole building in without taking it from this angle. Back then I didn’t have a phone with an ultrawide lens. It’s still a pretty neat photo, in my opinion, and I’m certainly very pleased that it’s my star photo.
This place is Citrus, which is situated in Sarita Vihar, New Delhi. It is generally famous for its taste. In the evening there is a large crowd of the young generation can be seen here.
I clicked this view only for the food menu and their cost but when I uploaded it on Google Maps it became my one-of-the-star photo very soon. I think people are getting this photo helpful because after that they can easily decide whether it is the right place for them or not.
Weinstube Leonardo Italian Restaurant, Hannover, Germany
This photo has been taken in July 2017 during a dinner in a business trip. The restaurant was quite empty during the week and this empty interior table got so high views, the 2nd photo is at 3.463.815 views.
Caption: @david_furman Star Photo of Rosecliff uploaded onto Google Maps on 2018-09-18 and showing star views of 620,603 as at 2022-12-28
Rosecliff ,548 Bellevue Ave, Newport, RI 02840, United States
Shown above is my current star photo. I took the photo in Rosecliff a historic mansion located in Newport, Rhode Island.
It was built in the late 19th century and is known for its grand architectural style and beautiful gardens.
The mansion has been used as a setting for numerous films, television shows, and events.
My star photo is a unique photo because I managed to arrive before the crowd and capture this place empty, this is also probably why the photo got so many views.
Pink Garlic Indian Restaurant, Taunton, United Kingdom
This was one of the first images I uploaded for Google Maps after I joined 11th January 2020. I took the majority of my initial photos when I was out walking - usually with my dog, a small Cavachon, called Bertie. I took this with the iPhone 10 Pro Max. He has gotten so used to me stopping to take pictures he just sits and waits patiently for me to finish! I find restaurant/food provider images often do better than most of the other pictures I take.
This is not the best photo I have taken - I didn’t take enough care to ensure the apex of the roof was not cut off. I can’t recreate this image because the owner has added new spotlights that are a bit too overpowering. This has now been replaced as the featured picture after 3 years. So it is likely to be overtaken as my star photo by a storefront picture of Argos in Taunton - another really dull image which is currently sitting on 2.55 million views - so it seems likely to overtake it in the next three months.
UPDATED: To see my new star photo please use this link to the 2024 Album of Star Photos