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PhotoWalks Tours of Boston

Name: PhotoWalks Tours of Boston
Address: Boston, MA, 02108, US
Telephone: (617) 851-2273
Price range: $$
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As a photography instructor and tour guide, I teach people of all ages and skill levels the creative Explore Boston from a different angle on a PhotoWalks Tour!
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08/23/2024

Seeing “faces” in everyday objects. Each of these Beacon Hill doors is a…. PAREIDOLIA 👀.

Interestingly, a pareidolia is when the the our brain interprets “sees”” images and connects them to familiar objects.🧐

07/25/2024

Ciao Roma restaurant displaying an Italian summer vibe with outdoor seating in the middle of North Square, the oldest square in the U.S.

If you can’t travel to Italy this summer, explore the North End in Boston, especially during the weekend festivals throughout the month of August.
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https://photowalks.com/boston-photo-walking-tours/north-end/

07/17/2024

Can you guess where I am?

07/15/2024

Sometimes things unfold without planning ahead…

I embarked on a day trip to Newport, RI with the intention of seeing the 500 colorful umbrellas at Brick Marketplace. Little did I know the exhibit unexpectedly came down a few days earlier. ☂️☂️☂️

As Waze navigated my way around Newport, I was greeted with a nice surprise: Brenton State Park on Ocean Drive. It wasn’t on my radar to visit, but Waze gave me a scenic gift. 🌊🌊🌊

02/08/2024

How cute is this Maltese Yorkie Shih Tzu? 🐾 The little guy attracted a lot of attention on the T🚊👀
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01/30/2024

Waiting for a winter wonderland snowstorm, but get flurries instead.
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Giant inflatable clown faces bring surrealism to Boston’s Downtown Crossing as part of the whimsical WINTERACTIVE art experience. 🤡

01/10/2024

The duality of the sun peeking next to gray clouds rising above the Boston Public Garden presents a captivating phenomenon. ⛅️

12/24/2023

Waiting for treats from Santa 🎅🏻🦴

12/14/2023

Gray, foreboding clouds don’t scare Motif #1 standing fearless overlooking Rockport Harbor. ⚓️

12/04/2023

The Seaport District takes on a magical, energetic vibe as night falls. Capture the colorful lights illuminating Boston’s waterfront.

PhotoWalks Seaport District Night Tour
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Sat. Dec. 9, 2023
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https://photowalks.com/night-tour-boston/seaport-district-night-photo-tour/

12/03/2023

Golden light over Frog Pond on the Boston Common. A mild first Saturday in December attracted a lot of ice skaters. Who’s looking forward to the first major snowstorm?🙋🏻‍♀️🌨️❄️⛸️

10/26/2023

Red-tailed hawk people-watching so calmly on the Boston Common this afternoon. 👀🍁

10/22/2023

Halloween Art Class. Friendly Instructor. Sign up if you dare.
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10/20/2023

Date Night 🎃🧡🍃🍂🍁

10/18/2023

Small courtyard, big on charm

10/09/2023

🍁Signs of Fall🍁

09/03/2023

Scenes in Boston’s North End that are reminiscent of Italy 🇮🇹
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https://photowalks.com/boston-photo-walking-tours/north-end/

08/27/2023

Capture a night in Boston on a photography workshop outside Fenway Park, Kenmore Square and the grand MGM Music Hall.

Sat. Sept. 16, 2023
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https://photowalks.com/night-tour-boston/fenway-park-kenmore-square/

**Only a few spots available.**

08/19/2023

Today is World Photography Day. 📷

The theme for 2023 is Landscapes. Here’s a series I captured a few months ago on a day trip to Petra, Jordan. 🇯🇴

As one of the Seven Wonders of the World, tourists from around the globe come to Petra for its breathtaking views of ancient architecture—half-built and half-carved in stone. The wavy, red sandstone rock formations are mesmerizing. 😲

A walk turns into more of a hike in this pre-historic city surrounded by mountains. ⛰️📜

08/09/2023

When you can’t go to Italy, Boston brings Italy to you in the North End. 🇮🇹

Inside St. Leonard’s Church, built by Italian immigrants in 1873. One of the sites on the PhotoWalks North End tour. 🇮🇹👇🏻
https://photowalks.com/boston-photo-walking-tours/north-end/
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08/05/2023

Tropical scenery in Boston’s very own Public Garden. 🌴

Hard to believe the BPG was once tidal marshes. A series of landfill projects converted the area into green space with flowerbeds and a variety of different trees surrounding a 6-acre lagoon.

In 1837, the Boston Public Garden became the first public botanical garden in the United States.
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07/21/2023

When art and nature collide in Boston’s North End-Little Italy. 🎨🖌️🇮🇹

Art by Boston-based painter Giovanni DeCunto. His distinct work can be found at museums around the world such as the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the Smithsonian Museum in Washington D.C., the Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University and The City Hall of Padua in Italy as well as inside the private homes of high-profile celebrities, royal palaces and on a PhotoWalks tour. 😊
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https://photowalks.com/boston-walking-tour/north-end/

07/06/2023

Are we done with all this rain? 🌧️ Looking on the bright side, vibrant colors in nature emerge in the Boston Public Garden. 🌸🌼🌺

07/01/2023

Window Boxes in Boston’s Beacon Hill
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https://photowalks.com/boston-walking-tour/beacon-hill/

06/25/2023

Puffy Clouds + Reflections + Natural Light = 👍🏻📷

06/19/2023

Who saved Beacon Hill's brick sidewalks? Read on...🤔

On the PhotoWalks Beacon Hill walking tour, you’ll notice many details that give Boston’s historic, exclusive neighborhood its distinct charm and character: brick sidewalks. Thanks to a group of determined women, they took it upon themselves to preserve the brick sidewalks forever. In 1947, rumo...

06/06/2023

Hangin’ out or hanging on…💀

Address

Boston, MA
02108

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm
Saturday	9am - 5pm
Sunday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

(617) 851-2273

Website

http://www.photowalks.com/

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Every door has a story to tell in Beacon Hill. 🤔🚪

Explore the magic that awaits at New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill’s 2023 holiday display: Night Lights: Starry Skies. Walk along the winding pathways that lead to thousands of sparkling lights, walk-through tunnels and other dazzling surprises . Bundle up on a cold night and take a break inside sipping hot chocolate(amazing!) or warm apple cider and try a dessert at Farmer and Fork Cafe. There are twinkling light displays in front of the Visitor Center and in back of it. I almost missed seeing the HUGE displays in the back because I was so cold. I went inside the beautifully decorated conservatory to warm up, assumed I saw everything and was ready to head home. Then, I saw lots of people walking towards the back of the Visitor Center. Off I went to capture more photos! ✨💫📷

Waiting for a Winter Wonderland snowstorm. ❄️☃️❄️ Merry Christmas to all who celebrate! 🎄✨💫

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My Story

Many moons ago, I worked as a travel agent. I had a fabulous time traveling around the world and taking pictures of just about anything that caught my eye or represented a destination I was visiting. Eight years later, my globetrotting days came to an end. I quit my job. I decided to pursue my lifelong dream of becoming an entrepreneur. I took a flying leap of faith into the unknown without a clue of what to do next. On a December day in 2001, inspiration struck unexpectedly.

While walking along the Boston Common with my camera, I was in awe of the beauty around me: Beacon Hill’s beautiful 19th-century architecture and the winter scene at Frog Pond as ice skaters glided by. There were photo opportunities everywhere I looked! I wondered, do locals and visitors take the time to really observe the details of our historic city? Or, do they just keep walking and overlook their immediate surroundings? Suddenly, I had an epiphany: I am going to start a photo walking tour business in Boston and include fascinating, historical commentary too!

That serendipitous walk in the park changed my life. Long hours of research, marketing strategies, building content for a website, and mapping out itineraries followed. In six months, my entrepreneurial dream became a reality on May 1, 2002. PhotoWalks, Boston’s first photo tour business, launched with only two tours on the calendar: Beacon Hill and the Public Garden.

Today, there are a variety of photo tours, workshops, and scavenger hunts in Boston and beyond. In 2016, Private Photo Sessions were added to capture visitors’ experience in Boston in front of the camera – a great way for clients to explore the city and have professional pictures taken at scenic locations with historic and iconic landmarks in the background. Private photo sessions are also available for surprise marriage proposals and engagement pictures too.