你有一张照片，但你不知道它是在哪里拍摄的。有什么方法可以找到照片的拍摄地点吗？
虽然没有 100 % guarantee你会弄明白，但有一些事情你可以尝试找出你的神秘快照(mystery snap)的起源。
另外，请务必查看我们的YouTube 频道(YouTube channel)，我们在其中发布了一段简短的视频(posted a short video)，其中介绍了我们在本文中讨论的一些内容。
EXIF 数据永远是第一站(EXIF Data Is Always The First Stop)
EXIF 数据(EXIF data)是一种元数据形式，可以在某些JPEG 和 TIFF 图像(JPEG and TIFF images)中找到。如果拍摄照片的相机有一个GPS 装置(GPS unit)，那么它将用拍摄图像的GPS坐标标记图像，作为该EXIF 数据(EXIF data)的一部分。
有了这些坐标，你所要做的就是把它们放到谷歌地图(Google Maps)中，它当然会告诉(course tell)你拍照时摄影师站在哪里。
如果这听起来太容易了，那是因为它是。您经常会发现给定的图像根本没有EXIF数据。尽管智能手机是最常见的照片来源，并且都装有GPS传感器，但Facebook 和 Twitter(Facebook and Twitter)等流行服务专门从图像中删除EXIF数据以防止侵犯隐私。因此，如果您的图像来自他们，这将是一个死胡同。
顺便说一句，请查看我们关于如何自己删除 EXIF 数据(remove EXIF data)的文章，该文章也恰好向您展示了如何在此过程中查看该数据。或者，您可以使用在线 EXIF 查看器(online EXIF viewer)。
Search GPS Coordinates On Google Map/Street View
虽然查找GPS坐标很容易，但您需要将它们插入地图系统(map system)才能找到确切的位置。好消息是谷歌地图(Google Maps)实际上支持原始GPS坐标。
谷歌有很好的说明(excellent instructions)如何做到这一点，它应该采用什么格式以及方法如何从一个平台到另一个平台。请记住，GPS坐标并不精确，至少在民用系统上不精确。所以它可能在几米之外。
因此，如果可能，请为相关位置激活街景(Street View)，然后环顾四周，看看是否能找到拍摄照片的同一地点。当然，如果位置在室内或街景团队(Street View team)无法到达的某个地方，这将无济于事。
反向图像搜索可以为您提供上下文(Reverse Image Search Can Give You Context)
互联网上有各种反向图像搜索(image search)服务，它们使用各种奇特的方式来查找在网络上可以找到源图像的位置。(source image)这并不一定会直接告诉您照片的拍摄地点，但如果幸运的话，它会引导您获得有关图像的更多信息。
例如，您可能会找到网站运营者的标签、标题或联系信息(contact information)。然后，这些数据源可以解开照片拍摄地点的谜团。可能是。
如果您正在寻找好的工具来查找这样的照片拍摄地点，我们建议您使用Google或TinEye。
将图像转换为搜索词(Convert The Image Into Search Terms)
反向图像(Reverse image) 搜索并不(search doesn)总是做得很好，但这并不意味着在试图找到图像的原始来源时会失去所有希望。查看您的图像并尝试提出描述它的搜索词。
然后将这些术语输入谷歌(Google)并切换到图像结果部分。如果你幸运的话，你会在结果中得到你的原始图像，因为它首先在网络上。
如果您没有立即获得成功，请在关键字方面发挥想象力并尝试不同的迭代。(t strike gold)有时，让您获得所需图像的关键字可能有点偏题。
检查地标或其他线索(Check For Landmarks Or Other Clues)
如果上述方法不能让您更接近找到照片的拍摄地点，那么可能是时候戴上严肃的侦探帽了。仔细查看图像，找出将其与特定时间和地点(time and place)联系起来的事物。通过查看图像的服装、物品、时尚和其他相关细节。
在Google(Google)上查找这些单个项目以了解它们的来源或任何其他有助于确定照片来源的信息。您还可以使用此方法获取前一种方法的其他关键字。至少这一点基本的侦查可以将位置缩小到特定的国家、地区或城市(region or city)。例如，品牌(Brand)名称可能非常特定于特定地点。
向互联网寻求帮助(Ask The Internet For Help)
如果您已经用尽了更简单的方法来确定照片的来源，那么向其他人寻求帮助就没有什么可耻的了。Twitter、Facebook、论坛和其他人们在线聚集的地方。
当然，你不能只是对着以太大喊大叫，然后希望有人能(ether and hope someone)回到你身边。您图像的内容和您想要该位置的原因将决定您去哪里寻求帮助。例如，如果您知道一张图片是在日本(Japan)拍摄的，但不知道它是在日本(Japan)哪里(where )拍摄的，您可以在专门研究日本(Japan)地理或旅游(geography or tourism)的小组中发布问题。
如果您有活动照片或乐队等照片，您需要在粉丝群(fan group)中发布问题。基本上，至于在可能知道答案的人中寻求帮助。
小学，亲爱的华生？(Elementary, My Dear Watson?)
找到照片的来源并确定照片的拍摄地点可以是快速简单的，也可以是极度沮丧的练习。这意味着在您的狩猎过程中，您必须仔细考虑解决难题的重要性。
如果这只是一个偶然的好奇心，那么几乎不值得在互联网上搜索答案。但是，如果它真的很重要，那么我们可以给您的最重要的提示就是要有耐心。虽然您今天可能找不到答案，但网络总是在不断变化。信息一直在增加，所以即使照片晦涩难懂或看似完全是个谜，如果你不时地检查，真相可能最终会被揭露。
6 Ways To Find Where a Picture Was Taken
You have a photo, but you have no idea where it was taken. Is there any way you find where a picture waѕ taken?
While there’s no 100% guarantee you’ll ever figure it out, there are a few things you can try to suss out the origins of your mystery snap.
Also, be sure to check out our YouTube channel where we posted a short video that goes through some of the stuff we talk about in this article.
EXIF Data Is Always The First Stop
EXIF data is a form of metadata that can be found in some JPEG and TIFF images. If the camera which took the picture has a GPS unit, then it will tag the image with the GPS coordinates of where the image was taken as part of that EXIF data.
Armed with these coordinates, all you have to do is put them into Google Maps, which will of course tell you where the photographer was standing when the photo was taken.
If that sounds too easy, that’s because it is. You’ll often find that a given image has no EXIF data at all. Despite the fact that smartphones are the most common source of photos and all have GPS sensors in them, popular services such as Facebook and Twitter strip EXIF data from images specifically to prevent privacy violations. So if your image is sourced from them this is going to be a dead end.
Incidentally, check out our article on how to remove EXIF data yourself, which also happens to show you how to view that data in the process. Alternatively, you can use an online EXIF viewer.
Search GPS Coordinates On Google Map/Street View
While finding the GPS coordinates is easy enough, you need to plug them into a map system in order to find the exact location. The good news is that Google Maps actually supports raw GPS coordinates.
Google has excellent instructions on how to do it, what format it should be in and how the method varies from one platform to the next. Just remember that GPS coordinates are not precise, at least not on civilian systems. So it may be out by a few meters.
So, if possible, activate Street View for the location in question and then look around to see if you can find the same spot the picture was taken from. Of course, if the location is indoors or somewhere that the Street View team can’t reach, this won’t help much.
Reverse Image Search Can Give You Context
There are various reverse image search services on the internet that use various fancy ways to find where on the net the source image can be found. That doesn’t necessarily tell you directly where the photo was taken, but if you are lucky it will lead you to additional information about the image.
For example, you may find tags, captions or contact information for those who run a site. Those data sources can then solve the mystery of where the photo was taken. Maybe.
If you’re looking for good tools to find where a picture was taken like this, we suggest either Google or TinEye.
Convert The Image Into Search Terms
Reverse image search doesn’t always do a good job, but that doesn’t mean all hope is lost when trying to find the original source of an image. Look at your image and try to come up with search terms that describe it.
Then put these terms into Google and switch over to the image results section. If you’re lucky then you’ll get your original image in the results, given that it’s on the web in the first place.
If you don’t strike gold right away, get imaginative with your keywords and try different iterations. Sometimes the keywords that get you to the image you wanted may be a little left of field.
Check For Landmarks Or Other Clues
If the above methods don’t get you any closer to finding where a picture was taken, it might be time to put your serious detective hat on. Look carefully at the image for things that tie it to a specific time and place. By looking at clothing, objects, fashion and other relevant details of the image.
Look up these individual items on Google to learn where they come from or any other information that could help pin a photo’s origin. You can also use this method to get additional keywords for the previous method. At the very least this bit of basic sleuthing can narrow down the location to a specific country, region or city. Brand names, for example, can be very specific to particular places.
Ask The Internet For Help
If you’ve exhausted the easier methods of figuring out where a photo comes from, then there’s no shame in asking other people for help. Twitter, Facebook, forums and other places where people gather online.
Of course, you can’t just shout into the ether and hope someone gets back to you. The content of your image and your reasons for wanting the location will determine where you go for help. For example, if you know that an image was taken in Japan, but not where in Japan it was taken, you may post a question in a group that specialized in Japanese geography or tourism.
If you have a photo of an event or, for example, a band, you’ll want to post a question in a fan group. Basically, as for help among people who are likely to know the answer.
Elementary, My Dear Watson?
Finding the origin of a photo and determining where it was taken can be quick and easy or an exercise in extreme frustration. This means that at some point in your hunt you’ll have to think carefully how important it is to solve the puzzle.
If it’s just a matter of casual curiosity then it’s hardly worth scouring the internet for an answer. If however it’s really important, then the most important tip we can give you is to be patient. While you may not find the answers today, the web is always in flux. Information is being added all the time, so even if the photo is obscure or seemingly a total mystery, if you keep checking every now and then, the truth may finally be revealed.
