Most modern operating systems as well as photo apps have human readable support for EXIF tags built right into them. Naturally, this comes with certain limitations, but EXIF tags generally allow to store various types of metadata and have numerous predefined fields ranging from aperture, shutter speed, and size of the photo all the way to location information. This way, the metadata of the photo is part of the photo. Technically, the location information is stored in the designated EXIF tags of the corresponding photo. So, the question of “Now, where was that again.?!” turns into “I know! University of Greenwich!”.

Storing the information of where each photo was taken right inside in the photo itself.Īs hinted at in another article, I personally geotag all my photos. With photos being my personal mini-teleporters, I regularly had the above experience. If the above sounds familiar then you’re in good company. But if it’s not there - where on earth is it then.?! Google says the place looks nothing like my photo now. It’s all coming back! Those great memories. Now, Where was That Again…?!Įver looked at a photo and all those emotions from way back when started coming back to life?! If your camera doesn’t already do so, Bash and ExifTool is all you really need for that. Geotagged photos know where they were taken.

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