Finding locations with just a photo… (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by randomcruft@lemmy.sdf.org to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Hi folks, hope all are well today!

Is there a Lemmy community (or dare I say Reddit sub) that talks about finding locations from photos without meta/EXIF data?

I know there are groups that do this sort of thing for “fun”, so I thought I would ask here first… before doing random internet searches.

I have photo of a person in a location but my “tracking skills” are terrible. Best I can do is determine the country the photo was taken in.

My intent is to keep myself safe, I am not doing anything nefarious!! Just throwing that out there folks 🙂

Appreciate any and all feedback/responses. Have a great day all!

UPDATE 12/20/2024: I was able to very the info I needed without using any photos. However, I do appreciate all the responses. Maybe this post will help others.

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[-] Xaphanos@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

I have some old family photos (1940s) that I'd love to have identified. All of the folks are dead, and I can generally ID the date by the ages of the kids. In NYC, but where? If you start a community, I'll be there.

[-] randomcruft@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 5 months ago

Understood, I hope you get to identify the locations. I’m not sure I have the brain power to start something like that. If I do, or find a community, I’ll reach out and let you know.

this post was submitted on 19 Dec 2024

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