Thanks for celebrating restaurant photo month

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We know Local Guides love sharing restaurant photos on Google Maps. That’s why we dedicated July to celebrating local food culture through photography.

What did you think of this celebration, and what would you like to see more of? We’d love it if you’d tell us in the comments. We’re planning to spotlight more food photography and tips on Connect, so be sure to keep sharing your photos with #LocalGuides.

In case you missed any part of the month’s festivities, here’s a quick recap:

To start, our own @AnnaDickson shared 5 easy ways to take great food photos, along with some wisdom about what it takes to make your pictures stand out. (Hint: not a fancy camera!)

Then, we got valuable lessons and tips from some of our favorite star food photographers. Corey Marshall showed us how to take the best breakfast photos and met up with Local Guides at Sqirl in L.A.

Corey Marshall demonstrates photography tips at the Local Guides meet-up at Sqirl in L.A.Shivesh Bhatia demonstrated how to take great photos at lunch and held a photography workshop with Local Guides at Dum Pukht in Delhi.

Shivesh Bhatia and Local Guides at Dum Pukht in Delhi.

During week three, Sharon Heinrich showed how to photograph delicious desserts and took us to Paris for a lesson in pastry-making at Colorova.

Local Guides photograph desserts at Colorova in Paris.Then we headed to Bangkok, where the team behind bkkmenu.com shared how to take amazing photos in restaurants and met up with Local Guides at Mother May I Kitchen.

The bkkmenu.com team at Mother May I Kitchen in Bangkok.Your photos were a huge part of the festivities, too. We saw so many beautiful breakfast, lunch, and dinner dishes (and of course dessert!) with #LocalGuides. It was fantastic to spotlight them here on Connect.

Thank you for joining the celebration!