2022
I just got the commendation. 2,500 photos, taken with a DSLR, 360 cam, drone as well as phone cameras. Adding up to thousands of megapixels in resolution with about 4.7 million views (not counting the ones I had to delete after I got a better and clearer shot). And pictures of places in Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Kenya, Cameroon, etc. It is now impulsive to take pictures wherever I go to. It's like an obsession too soon .LOL.
I'm not going to dwell on it but it's such a difficult, onerous task to take pictures in Nigeria. Most times you're faced with hostile feedback and prevention because people get suspicious. Some get even more suspicious when they realise you are going it to help map users for FREE. So pardon me when I'm a bit hyped over getting over 1,000 photos successfully in Nigeria .
Happy to see that aerial photos are appreciated by map users. They are usually more expensive to achieve considering cost of location, equipment and timing. Phew!!
Till the next thousands I upload, allow me to bask in this intensity of happiness and accomplishment. 🙂
