Put your travel photos on a map

Choose originals, then check the results

Open Photo Map and select a few original photos, or choose a folder on a computer. Allow map tiles when you want the basemap to load. Review the photo list alongside the markers. Files without readable GPS coordinates are skipped; a large photo collection can therefore produce only a few pins.

Frame the image you want to share

Move and zoom the map before downloading. Choose a square, portrait or wide image, and decide whether to connect photos in time order. Connecting points shows their sequence, not the exact roads you travelled. Inspect private locations in the final PNG; the source photos stay local, but the downloaded map can still reveal where you were.

Import, explore and export

1. Choose up to 500 original photos per batch. The current importer requires both GPS and capture time. Check the skipped count; a phone picker or sharing app may remove metadata even when your photo library displays a location.
2. Enable map tiles to show the background, then inspect photo entries and markers. Use pan and zoom to compare nearby photos. The basemap provider receives tile requests and ordinary network information; image files remain in the browser.
3. Choose whether to connect photos in time order, select square, portrait or wide output, and frame the map. Download PNG and inspect the saved image. A connecting line is not a reconstructed road route.
4. For animation, return to the video maker and choose the same originals with Use photos instead. At least two usable photos are needed for a video route.

What to check

Choose your own files in the browser, review the resulting points and remove locations you do not want to reveal before sharing an image.

• Select your original geotagged photos in the Photo Map tool.
• Review each location, then download the map image when it shows only places you intend to share.

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