Walking Photo Tours and Street Photography Workshops in NYC

Tour & Street Photography Workshop Reviews

SNYC has had hundreds of very satisfied customers from all over the world on our tours and workshops! See their reviews here and on Trip Advisor.

I have provided walking photo tours and street photography workshops for hundreds of visitors to NYC and New Yorkers alike. These are some of the reviews.
 

Review by John, United Kingdom

I really do need to say a big thank you for taking me on board and guiding me through the streets of New York. I have started to look at the photos and I am reflecting on the time I spent with you. As I reflect, I realise that what you have to offer is invaluable and goes well beyond simply identifying possible photo opportunities. New York was really my first attempt at Street Photography and you taught me so much. I know I was probably more focused on the buildings than the people but I did take in everything you said and I did learn a lot. I came home much wiser and a much better photographer for what you taught me. In the days after the workshop, I found myself using what you had taught me and more importantly looking at what was in front of me with a completely new perspective. I came home a much better photographer and for that I will always be grateful.

As I think back, I will become increasing appreciative of the time you spent taking me to the boxing club, the bar and the street photographer. This added a completly new dimension to my experience and added much depth to my awareness and experiences of the city. Thinking back, these were invaluable occasions and I find myself talking all the time about them. They have certainly become a focal point of my discussions with people. I love being able to say that I met local artists and saw things a typical tourist may not see. I would love to return some day and have you show me more.

You may be interested to know that The New York Times published an article on Thursday 8th Dec about Advent Calendars. The relevance is that they talk about the most expensive one being one produced by Tiffany which is based on the “Equals Pi” work of Basquiat. I was so pleased that you had introduced him to me and had taken me to see the art at his studio. I do not care about the Advent Calendar at $150,000 but I am so pleased to be able to say I was at the door and I saw the work on the wall. A big thing.

Thank you so much again, for everything. You really did make a difference to my skills, my perspective and my insights to the world of art.

December 2021

 

Review by Hillary & Tom, Virginia

Amazing Day with an Amazing Lady - We booked an all-day private photo tour with Leanne Staples of Shoot New York City, and it was the best decision we made for our anniversary trip to New York!

My spouse and I both enjoy photography and wanted to experience Leanne’s New York. When she asked us what we would like to see/do for the day, we replied “Show us what you love about New York”, and she certainly did!

We stayed in Manhattan (next time will be one of the boroughs), and Leanne showed us some novel (to us) ways to photograph familiar landmarks like the Empire State Building. I had wanted to see some street art (murals and “graffiti” and such), and we saw amazing work that we would have totally overlooked on our own. Leanne showed us how to notice opportunities for great pictures, and created fabulous memories for us!

The pictures we have are awesome, and we are already discussing when we will go back. And the techniques she showed us have already been used in photographing our hometown. We have a slideshow that we run on our TV, and our family and friends love watching it (not like Grandma’s old slides!) and one couple is planning to go out with her next time they are in NYC.

In short, we highly recommend Shoot New York City photo tours!

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