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The power of cell phones is that once you unbox them and fire up the camera app, you can immediately take photos and videos with them. Just aim at the scene and press the shutter, anytime and (almost) anywhere. But the result will also look like that. So it takes some thought to make your images as pleasing as possible. And from that, here is our series Taking photos with an iPhone, in which we show you everything you need. Now let's look at how to search for photos by location. The Photos app creates a Places album with collections of your photos and videos grouped by where they came from. Here you can view photos taken at a certain location or search for photos from the nearby area. You can see a collection of all your places on the map and you can even play a memory movie from a certain place.

Browsing photos by location 

Of course, it should be taken into account that only images and videos with embedded location information, i.e. GPS data, are included. You can zoom in and drag the map to see more specific locations. 

  • Click the Albums panel, then click the Places album. 
  • Select Map or Grid view. 

Viewing the location where the photo was taken 

  • Open a photo and swipe up to view detailed information. 
  • Click on the map or the address link for more details. 
  • You can also use the View photos from the surrounding menu to show those photos that were taken near the selected photo. 

Viewing a commemorative film from a specific location 

  • In the Albums panel, click the Places album, then click the Grid option. 
  • Search for a location with several images, then tap the name of the location. 
  • Tap the play icon. 

Note: The interface of the Camera app may differ slightly depending on the iPhone model and iOS version you are using. 

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