Caption: The cover image shows a photo taken by Richard I’Anson, an Australian documentary travel photographer.
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Introduction:
When it comes to media contributions on Google Maps, video has clearly become the new frontier. Therefore, measuring and analysing their impact compared to that of fellow Local Guides, especially our peers, can help us improve the “quality” and impact of our video contributions. This is precisely what this post is all about.
The post consists of a series of leaderboards dedicated to showcasing the video contributions of participating Local Guides from over a 100 countries and you can also join in. You don’t have to be a “top gun” Level 10 Local Guide with a mega million views to participate! So, whether you’re an entry level Local Guide or from a small country, town or village, or a top level Local Guide from London, New York or New Delhi, you can participate and showcase your video shooting prowess, and it’s simple to do! simply hit this link or just leave a comment below and someone will jump in to assist you.
Is this just a competition?
While there is an inherent competitive element within them, the Leaderboards are more than just about seeing who has the “best” photos or videos, or the most photo or video views, far from it! They have been specifically designed to motivate us, help us to monitor our contributions and performance, and show us how to improve and make better contributions so that we achieve better results, and all in a fun and friendly way. So if you haven’t as yet, join in and enjoy!
If you’re new here then you may not be aware that this post forms part of a series of leaderboard posts each covering different aspects of the contributions made to Google Maps by Local Guides from all over the world. To see an index to these leaderboard and related posts, simply hit this link.
The cover image
The cover image shows another photo taken by the Australian documentary travel photographer, Richard I’Anson. Richard has crafted an impressive career spanning 39 years based and travels to more than 100 countries across every continent, resulting in a vast and powerful collection of images dedicated to capturing the essence of the world’s people, places, landscapes, and wildlife. Richard is honored as a Master of Photography by the Australian Institute of Professional Photography and serves as a Canon Master Photographer for Canon Australia.

