312 Featured L7 Star Photos (May 2023)

[AdamGT]

Featured Local Guide Level 7 Star Photos (Map 2023)

Caption: @SvenJacobs's Star Photo of Grand Central Terminal uploaded onto Google Maps on 2022-01-05 and showing star views of 32,445,253 as at 2023-04-25

Caption: @FlyingTimo's Star Photo of Hersheypark uploaded onto Google Maps on 2019-08-01 and showing star views of 42,670,752 as at 2023-04-21

Note: The screenshots of the featured star photos shown above are used with the permission of and are the copyright of Local Guides: @SvenJacobs and @FlyingTimo respectively.

[AdamGT]

Top 100 Star Photos Leaderboard Level 7 Local Guides (May 2023)

No	Local Guide	Star Views	Date Uploaded	Maps Category	Description
1	@FlyingTimo	42,670,750	2019-08-01	themeparks	Park/Playground
2	@SvenJacobs	32,445,253	2022-01-05	Train Station	Building
3	@Jean-IgnaceBE	9,067,801	2019-05-28	Furniture Shop	Storefront
4	@katydarhel	7,026,756	2021-03-02	Mexican restaurant	Storefront
5	@ysaadat	4,744,866	2017-02-11	Pizza restaurant	Storefront
6	@heyrye	4,485,374	2018-02-14	Restaurant	Seating area Internal
7	@Mikeinthefalls	4,438,745	2022-11-02	New American	Storefront
8	@chillfiltr	3,414,967	2019-11-07	French restaurant	Storefront
9	@controcanto	3,002,277	2018-07-12	photos	Storefront
10	@TiffanyStockstill	2,845,007	2020-05-05	Bar Listing	Plaza/Piazza/Square
11	@RobertGEsays	2,772,042	2019-06-06	Sandwich	Storefront
12	@Robert24	2,618,436	2018-03-09	Bank	Building
13	@JokoEats	2,091,687	2016-01-02	Pizza	Storefront
14	@karora	1,404,690	2017-01-12	Historical landmark	Historical Landmark
15	@AnnetteCP	1,054,592	2021-07-11	French Bakery	Storefront
16	@Alex_Kezevadze	1,033,016	2021-10-03	Tourist attraction	Panorama shot
17	@EvaBar	956,339	2020-10-25	Car racing track	Seating area External
18	@TheerapatS	947,404	2021-03-19	Driver's license office	Building
19	@ChemaDieste	919,069	2020-01-03	International Airport	Internal photo
20	@AsafB	752,094	2017-08-26	Restaurant	Meal or beverage
21	@Prateek_Agarwal_In	734,400	2018-10-27	Food	Meal or beverage
[22]	@richard_schachtel	509,185	2021-08-12	Castle	Historical Landmark
23	@JohnB_Outdoors	482,891	2019-01-10	Park	Park/Playground
24	@achrislive	454,205	2019-10-17	Private University	Building
25	@Sviller	446,365	2021-06-03	Food	Meal or beverage
26	@RenanSavidan	441,296	2019-10-01	Bar	Internal photo
27	@ACCoelho20	439,640	2020-09-20	Museu	Building
28	@Ken_kimmes	426,158	2021-09-11	Restuarant	Seating area External
29	@HeyitsNicho	356,881	2021-06-15	?	Other
30	@LilianRAMBU	339,931	2021-06-01	Shopping mall	Storefront
31	@JoelBarrett	254,537	2021-09-15	Seafood	Internal photo
32	@Sverleis	200,646	2013-01-01	Church	Building
33	@MedinaMohamed	197,687	2019-08-04	Carneceria Suhail	Cityscape
34	@Spricki1	187,517	2021-06-23	Wellness Hotel	Building
35	@noheway	80,642	2021-01-15	Parque	Park/Playground
36	@ekbun	11,750	2020-02-01	corporate	Building
37	You ?	?	?	?	?

[Data read at 14:00 on 4 May 2023 (AEST)]

[AdamGT]

Featured Local Guide Level 6 Star Photos (Map 2023)

Caption: @jackson_'s Star Photo of Walt Disney World® Resort uploaded onto Google Maps in December 2022 and showing star views of 45,918,797 as at 2023-4-26

Caption: @DaniQueiroz's Star Photo of Consolação uploaded onto Google Maps on 2021-04-15 and showing star views of 2,358,518 as at 2021-04-15

Note: The screenshots of the featured star photos shown above are used with the permission of and are the copyright of Local Guides: @jackson_ and  @DaniQueiroz respectively.

[AdamGT]

Top 100 Star Photos Leaderboard Level 6 Local Guides (May 2023)

No	Local Guide	Star Views	Date Uploaded	Maps Category	Description
[1]	@jackson_	45,918,797	2022-12-26	Amusement park	Tourist attraction
2	@amankkush	19,550,193	2019-08-19	Monument	Statue or Monument
3	@AlekseyGapeev	2,422,842	2018-01-06	Hospital	Building
4	@DaniQueiroz	2,358,518	2021-04-15	City	Cityscape
5	@LDiamond	1,748,065	2022-07-27	Restaurant	Storefront
6	@sudipbohora	1,163,168	2021-06-08	delhi	Camping/Picnic area
7	@eyusuf	1,015,016	2022-01-15	Pagoda	Building
8	@Cercis	799,423	2017-09-17	Park	Park/Playground
9	@KiranMiskin	797,298	2017-10-22	Park	Park/Playground
10	@BinodSingh	376,231	2017-01-03	Buddhist Temple	Building
11	@Ashifp	54,016	2021-06-30	Tourist attraction	Tourist attraction
12	@DavidDennison	32,796	2022-03-16	Fast Food Restaurant	Menu
13	@kvlpilote	27,183	2015-12-09	Hotel	Building
14	You ?	?	?	?	?

[Data read at 14:00 on 4 May 2023 (AEST)]

[AdamGT]

Top 100 Star Photos Leaderboard Level 5 Local Guides (May 2023)

No	Local Guide	Star Views	Date Uploaded	Maps Category	Description
1	@Goodytom	4,963,990	2016-12-23	Pub	Seating area External
2	@RachanaDhekane	25,501	2021-08-05	Pizza restaurant	Meal or beverage
3	You ?	?	?	?	?

[Data read at 14:00 on 4 May 2023 (AEST)]

[AdamGT]

Top 100 Star Photos Average Views/Day Leaderboard (May 2023)

No	Local Guide	LG Level	Average views/day	Date Uploaded	Maps Category	Description
[1]	@jackson_	6	379,494	2022-12-26	Amusement park	Tourist attraction
2	@SvenJacobs	7	68,306	2022-01-05	Train Station	Building
3	@LDiamond	6	36,418	2022-07-27	Restaurant	Storefront
4	@MortenCopenhagen *	10	33,406	2020-10-15	Fine dining restaurant	Storefront
5	@FlyingTimo	7	31,915	2019-08-01	themeparks	Park/Playground
6	@Mikeinthefalls	7	29,992	2022-11-02	New American	Storefront
7	@chiefzero	8	29,252	2021-05-02	Taiwanese restaurant	Storefront
8	@AdrianLunsong *	9	23,568	2021-03-31	Art Gallery	Building
9	@Obaidur_Rahman	8	22,052	2021-05-09	University	Building
10	@abermans	10	21,314	2022-05-01	Chinese Restaurant	Building
11	@amankkush	6	19,223	2019-08-19	Monument	Statue or Monument
12	@JordanSB *	10	17,908	2019-11-15	Convenience Store	Storefront
13	@MattGatlin	10	17,482	2018-04-10	Steak house	Storefront
14	@Atizol	9	16,819	2021-09-15	Furniture store	Storefront
15	@Heraksimus	8	16,375	2021-11-15	Museum	Tourist attraction
16	@JustJake	8	15,541	2021-07-17	Amusement Park	Park/Playground
17	@mbmuhlison	9	14,858	2022-09-24	University	Building
18	@JuanMamani98	8	14,408	2020-12-03	University	Internal photo
19	@PennyChristie *	10	13,537	2019-03-12	Department Store	Storefront
[20]	@--GA--	10	13,267	2017-10-29	Mirador	Cityscape
21	@MajidMadadi	10	12,609	2019-09-09	Private hospital	Building
22	@CM_Kuncham	10	11,900	2019-06-01	Food	Storefront
23	@Teana_K	9	11,411	2021-06-26	Restaurant	Storefront
24	@Chuan_Chee	10	11,144	2019-10-21	Airline	Seating area Internal
25	@katydarhel	7	10,761	2021-03-02	Mexican restaurant	Storefront
26	@Chuytorres-alc	8	10,749	2022-02-14	Restaurante Italiano	Seating area Internal
27	@Herve_Andrieu	10	10,570	2018-09-20	Wine store	Storefront
28	@jayasimha78	10	10,306	2018-04-01	University	Building
29	@JonBekkevoll	10	9,159	2018-01-20	Department store	Storefront
30	@ThatJimRyan	10	9,139	2017-09-19	Children's clothing store	Storefront
31	@GYours	10	8,759	2019-10-23	Restaurant	Seating area External
32	@Jean-IgnaceBE	7	8,243	2019-05-28	Furniture Shop	Storefront
33	@Maxplusfood	8	7,965	2017-08-24	Department store	Storefront
34	@Gezendunyali	10	7,695	2021-01-06	History museum	Building
35	@Briggs	10	7,166	2017-04-28	Cake shop	Storefront
36	@TorM *	10	7,141	2019-01-01	Food Store	Storefront
37	@LaloPadilla *	10	6,573	2019-03-28	Buisness Center	Internal photo
38	@Rezgar	10	6,548	2018-01-03	Cinema	Internal photo
39	@jasoncugs	8	6,253	2018-06-01	Shopping Mall	Building
40	@DFX	9	6,200	2019-04-29	Chinese Restaurant	Storefront
41	@eyusuf	6	6,189	2022-01-15	Pagoda	Building
42	@Trail_blazer	9	5,799	2022-09-08	Hospital	Garden
43	@Thomson2--	8	5,751	2015-08-15	High school	Building
44	@Martin_Whitehead	8	5,655	2019-12-01	Takeaway	Storefront
45	@VictorRamos24	9	5,651	2022-04-15	Museum	Internal photo
46	@RussKH	10	5,511	2018-02-18	DIY Store	Storefront
47	@ValeriaA_	10	5,414	2018-03-17	Cultural center	Building
48	@MrRogelioG	8	5,370	2021-09-03	Art gallery	Panorama shot
49	@Bere_Marichi	8	5,141	2021-03-11	Pastry	Reception area
50	@AZ_2021	10	4,700	2019-06-22	Italian restaurant	Storefront
51	@TerryPG	10	4,626	2018-10-15	Department store	Storefront
52	@JamesHogg	9	4,590	2020-02-10	Homewares Shop	Storefront
53	@christophesubilia	9	4,423	2019-02-12	Magasin d'électronique	Accessibility feature
54	@DshottDennis	10	4,187	2017-03-15	cinema	Internal photo
55	@AdamGT *	10	4,185	2018-04-15	Department store	Waterfall
56	@JOSEWET	10	4,111	2021-10-15	RESTAURANTE	Building
57	@JaneBurunina *	9	4,018	2018-10-25	Store Galleria	Internal photo
58	@Muhammad_Usman	10	3,933	2019-06-04	Historical landmark	Historical Landmark
59	@YasumiKikuchi	10	3,900	2019-09-29	Fountain	Waterfall
60	@gadgetguyz	8	3,664	2017-08-25	Mexican restaurant	Seating area Internal
61	@chillfiltr	7	3,645	2019-11-07	French restaurant	Storefront
62	@AnnetteCP	7	3,551	2021-07-11	French Bakery	Storefront
63	@Rex_Roscoe	8	3,514	2020-01-21	Italian restaurant	Seating area Internal
64	@avadhoot141	9	3,326	2019-01-30	Plaza	Plaza/Piazza/Square
65	@Rosa	8	3,257	2023-02-15	Women's Clothing Store	Storefront
66	@sudipbohora	6	3,249	2021-06-08	delhi	Camping/Picnic area
67	@R10R	8	3,076	2016-10-15	Shoe shop	Building
68	@Samehabosaif75	9	2,917	2021-06-15	Hospital	Building
69	@AlexanderKudrin	10	2,911	2017-05-02	Cinema	Building
70	@tunaontour	8	2,886	2021-10-10	Natural Reserve	Tourist attraction
71	@heyrye	7	2,861	2018-02-14	Restaurant	Seating area Internal
72	@LuigiZ *	9	2,855	2017-07-17	Italian restaurant	Seating area Internal
73	@LudwigGermany *	9	2,728	2019-11-15	Airport	Building
74	@Alex_Kezevadze	7	2,711	2021-10-03	Tourist attraction	Panorama shot
75	@MarkAuchincloss	10	2,706	2019-08-15	Irish Pub	Building
76	@pabloferro	8	2,570	2017-10-30	Asian Restaurant	Storefront
77	@bigtraveller	8	2,557	2021-01-02	Indian Restaurant	Seating area Internal
78	@Bartmans	8	2,541	2021-03-19	Historical Landmark	Historical Landmark
79	@Goodytom	5	2,499	2016-12-23	Pub	Seating area External
80	@ysaadat	7	2,451	2017-02-11	Pizza restaurant	Storefront
81	@oviabhi	9	2,351	2018-07-31	Botanical garden	Garden
82	@AT_Rome	9	2,300	2016-03-01	High school	Building
83	@JorgeSanchezMtz	8	2,283	2016-08-15	Garden center	Storefront
84	@QueBall	8	2,266	2020-01-07	Department store	Storefront
85	@Chacho	9	2,214	2018-12-09	Furniture store	Building
86	@Theatreperson	8	2,214	2017-01-15	Jeweler	Storefront
87	@TheerapatS	7	2,158	2021-03-19	Driver's license office	Building
88	@indahnuria *	10	2,097	2018-01-01	Home goods store	Storefront
89	@nigelfreeney	8	2,035	2019-09-07	Indian Restaurant	Storefront
90	@PrinzRoland	8	2,016	2017-09-01	Baumarkt	Storefront
91	@controcanto	7	2,014	2018-07-12	photos	Storefront
92	@SergeySud	10	2,010	2017-03-15	Hardware store	Storefront
93	@Kinjalchhaya	8	1,871	2021-08-15	Gujarati Restaurant	Seating area Internal
94	@amandhayal	10	1,789	2018-04-27	Sweet Shop	Storefront
95	@dbateser	9	1,763	2017-01-05	Airport	Building
96	@gulgi	8	1,698	2016-10-15	Bicycle store	Building
97	@sumantsunny	8	1,672	2021-09-02	North Indian Restaurant	Menu
98	@JuwarniPawuh	10	1,649	2017-01-12	National park	Park/Playground
99	@DENIT33	9	1,641	2020-02-12	Centro commerciale	Storefront
100	@PrateekAgarwal	9	1,606	2018-03-03	Chinese restaurant	Storefront

[Data read at 14:00 on 4 May 2023 (AEST)]

Who are the Local Guides knocking on the door here?

No	Local Guide	LG Level	Average views/day	Date Uploaded	Maps Category	Description
101	@Mo-TravelleerX	9	1,578	2022-03-15	Movie Theater	Sign - Name of place
102	@Dave26	8	1,572	2019-03-15	Recycling Centre	Other
103	@Robert24	7	1,549	2018-03-09	Bank	Building
104	@kasunaaa	9	1,524	2019-01-04	Florist	Internal photo
105	@AlekseyGapeev	6	1,508	2018-01-06	Hospital	Building
106	@SilvyC *	10	1,453	2019-07-15	Observatory	Historical Landmark
107	@LuisMGonzalez	10	1,430	2020-01-08	Family Restaurant	Storefront
108	@Stephanie_OWL	8	1,410	2021-05-06	Fischrestaurant	Seating area External
109	@TravellerG	10	1,408	2016-10-01	Tourist attraction	Waterfall
110	@FlavioDA	10	1,395	2017-03-15	Restaurant	Internal photo
111	You ?	?	?	?	?	?

[Data read at 14:00 on 4 May 2023 (AEST)]

[AdamGT]

A  warm welcome and congratulations to following Local Guides joining us on the Star Photos leaderboards this month and what a spectacular entrance it is with @jackson_ trumping us with his amazing star photo of Walt Disney World® Resort in Orlando, Florida. Not only is it the star photo with the most views, it's also the star photo having the highest average views per day value, an impressive 379,494 views per day!!!

It just goes to show that you don't have to be a top gun Level 10 Local Guide to snap a top star photo and of course it also shows that while such popular tourist POIs usually have many thousands of photos added on Maps, which makes it more difficult to gain the coveted feature photo of the location, it is still possible.

Local Guide	Level
@--GA--	10
@Rednewt74	8
@SusChat	8
@richard_schachtel	7
@jackson_	6

The new Movers & Shakers star photo leaderboard also shows a different and very interesting view of the star photos we have this month with some amazing monthly growth rates.  I can't wait til next month to see the delta views of Jackson's star photo 🙂

As usual, please, please, please do check the leaderboards for any errors or omissions. It was a big update and I do make mistakes.

[Reymono]

I see there is a new #1 - congrats to @jackson_ for that star photo - can only have been up for 5 months.

Is someone going to edit that pin? I think it has a naming violation @MortenCopenhagen - Walt Disney World® - not supposed to have ® in it.

[MortenCopenhagen]

You are so right, @Reymono

Adam can use the symbol as he pleases, but names on Google Maps can not include the ®.

I actually thought about it when I saw it, but decided not to try to change it. Simply because Google Maps most likely will not approve this edit. 

Ideally, we should try. I just have so many pending and timed out edits that I think I'm wasting my time by continuing trying. But do not let this hold you back. 

Please try and share how it goes with some screenshots 

Cheers 

Morten 

[jackson_]

@DivisionDelNorte and @MortenCopenhagen thats how it appears on google maps too but my bad i didnt know i couldn't use that symbol, i can resubmit if you would like