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Learn how some of the top Local Guides photographers get their best shots

Former Google Contributor

Caption: A screenshot from a Local Guides YouTube video featuring part of the Jakarta skyline overlayed with the text “Photo Journey.”Caption: A screenshot from a Local Guides YouTube video featuring part of the Jakarta skyline overlayed with the text “Photo Journey.”

Local Guide Ayaka in Tokyo has shared over 10,000 photos on Google Maps, which have been viewed more than 100 million times. Sebastian, a Local Guide in New York City who shares photos of the city’s subway stops on Google Maps, is not far behind with 90 million views. Curious how they take such intriguing, helpful snaps? Our new YouTube series, Photo Journey, explores that exact question.

 

 

In this series, you’ll get tips for taking beautiful photos and learn how sharing 360 photos can show others what places are really like. You’ll also see how Local Guide Vanessa takes photos that help other parents find kid-friendly places in Chicago and how Michael, a Local Guide in Jakarta, uses a drone to take amazing shots of his city. Stay tuned for new episodes, too!

 

Know a Local Guide that you would like to see featured in this series? Let us know in the comments below!

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Level 9

@kmajewski I would love to be featured on this series 

really love about video series, very inspiring, and help others to contribute more enthusiastically in creative way.

Thank you very much for making this video!

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hi @kmajewski, I love this post. Thanks for sharing 🙂

 

Indonesia Local Guides
Level 9

Excellent Feat!  I Take Photos Lying Down, Underneath Things, And Like To Dress The Pixel Like Models.  Ex: If I Shoot Store Products, I Might Take The Product Home And Dress Them Up Like Below"Poor Man's RamenPoor Man's Ramen

ThaTruthSeka
Level 9

"So, Play With Your Food, LOL" C.G.M

ThaTruthSeka
Level 9

Ayaka, your video so inspiring for local guide, special for me, n make me trying harder for hunting best picture for contribute in Local Guide.

 

 

 

Amazing Level 10

AMazing video

Awesome

Level 8

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Oksijen Medya
Level 6

Happy to be able to be part of the Photo Journey series 😁 

Michael Adhiyatama
Level 8

Good

Good

Level 8

Very nice 

ابواياد
Level 8

@kmajewski Thanks for sharing and help 

Bhaskar

Ayaka,

AWESOME work & inspirational effort! Keep it up!!! 👍👍👍

Level 10
Level 10

Nice post @kmajewski. So many information in one place. Thanks for sharing this with us. 

Level 8

That was amazing post @kmajewski!!

 

Thanks for sharing,

Jafar pasha

Level 8
i like the Video so much thanks and Good luck .....
MaxMaz08
Level 10
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Level 8

Thanks for sharing 🙂

Well done, beautiful and interesting videos.

 

BTW, the photo walk are a great oportunity to share experiences, if the september 1st you are near Barcelona you could participate to the photo walk BCN from Gothic to Olympic:

 https://maps.google.com/localguides/meetup/bcn-from-gothic-to-olympic

 

Cascada Monumental. Parc de la Ciutadella. Barcelona. Photo by Francesc Domingo. Camera  smartphone Samsung Galaxy S7.Cascada Monumental. Parc de la Ciutadella. Barcelona. Photo by Francesc Domingo. Camera smartphone ...

 

 

 

 

Level 6

Realy nice.

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Junaid
Level 6

Inspiring video. 

Level 10

Nice post @kmajewski thanks for sharing with us.

Level 6

I always try to get the best photo possible by taking several photos and then just chose the best one.

Level 10

Très bonne et interessante idée ! 

Bernalds Motanbou
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This is a Local Guides series I need to watch and learn a new photo-taking tip or two for sure.

 

FYI:

@BudionoS @RobAo @StephenAbraham @FaridTDF @SanyaOdare @Justine2807 @ValeriaA_ @ErmesT @SoniaK @PaulPavlinovich

 

Cheers,

Karen

Level 10

Good to lear about this.

Nkwetche from #Douala #LetsGuide #Wakawaka #Cameroun
https://www.instagram.com/nkwetche/?hl=fr

A really useful Local Guides Series. We need to improve our shots for uploading better quality photos to Google Maps.

Good Morning from the South of Spain,

ALejandra.

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Contributing photos to Maps is one of the great ways to help people find places they would like to go, and further help those who cannot travel physically to travel vicariously through the lens of other Local Guides.

 

Our photos help people every day and we should always share our best.

 

Regards Paul

Well said!

Level 6

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Thank you for the positive comments.

It is so good to know that others are achieving, and if we keep trying, we will also succeed!

It is wonderful to be able to contribute!

ChristineBrandon
Level 9

Great to see you featured, @AYAKA!

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Amazing post !!!

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Very nice post! Also would like to be featured. Am a Dutch video journalist travelling around in Africa. During my travels I take pictures of the hotels and write reviews. Now level 7 I started approaching hotels to show me around for pictureand reviews. It works out nicely. And this brought me almost to level 8 but am looking at more.


Ruud Elmendorp

Video Journalist Africa

www.videojournalist.nl

Level 10

This is Ayaka as a this movie's model.

Thank you so much for massage!!
I really apriciate everybody!! 

@kmajewski 
thanks for post !!
@ChamnanMuon
thanks for tag me!!!! 

 

@ThaTruthSeka

Ayaka Ohkawa
Level 6

@videojournalist Thank you for your message and idea. Please let me know if you have any plan to visit Mwanza, Tanzania. 

 

Thanks,

 

Ben

@BennieWill let you know!

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Hi @AYAKA. Congratulations, you did a great job.

@videojournalist, welcome in the community (sorry for missing your introduction post). Please edit your posts, for removing the link to your website. This is considered "self advertisement" and is not permitted in the community.

 Please make sure to check out the program rules and this post with tips on how to best participate and interact in this community.

Level 7

Thanks

Thanks for notifying me!

Have edited it

Cheers!

Level 5

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Level 10

You are an amazing photographer dear @AYAKA. With a DSLR camera you're taking pictures so effortlessly.. 👍👌

Currently, I use a Samsung Galaxy S9 plus phone camera & love the ease of swiftly taking a lot of pics, without being noticed much. Deep inside my heart, I however, crazily desire to use a DSLR camera. I have no experience of a DSLR camera. I feel hesitated in buying one because I think it would not be easy for me to carry it along. I feel I will take much less pictures with a (mostly) cumbersome gadget like a DSLR camera than I do with a mobile phone camera. What do you guys think..

Level 10

You are an amazing photographer dear @AYAKA. With a DSLR camera you're taking pictures so effortlessly..

Currently, I use a Samsung Galaxy S9 plus phone camera & love the ease of swiftly taking a lot of pics, without being noticed much. Deep inside my heart, I however, crazily desire to use a DSLR camera. I have no experience of a DSLR camera. I feel hesitated in buying one because I think it would not be easy for me to carry it along. I feel I will take much less pictures with a (mostly) cumbersome gadget like a DSLR camera than I do with a mobile phone camera. What do you guys think..

Level 10

You are an amazing photographer dear Ayaka. With a DSLR camera you're taking pictures so effortlessly..

Currently, I use a Samsung Galaxy S9 plus phone camera & love the ease of swiftly taking a lot of pics, without being noticed much. Deep inside my heart, I however, crazily desire to use a DSLR camera. I have no experience of a DSLR camera. I feel hesitated in buying one because I think it would not be easy for me to carry it along. I feel I will take much less pictures with a (mostly) cumbersome gadget like a DSLR camera than I do with a mobile phone camera. What do you guys think..

Level 8

Hi Local Guides family. 🙂

 

New video:

 

 

Best regards!

Level 5

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