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| Last 3 months | 22 | 54 | 58 | 4 | 91% | 4.6 | ||
| Last 6 months | 51 | 137 | 141 | 4 | 96% | 4.8 | ||
| Last 12 months | 100 | 268 | 272 | 4 | 98% | 4.8 | ||
| All | 402 | 1123 | 1128 | 5 | 99% | 4.9 |
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| Best of New York - Personal Photo Tour | 268 | 98% | 4.8 |
| Central Park & Uptown - Personal Photo Tour | 0 | 0% | 0.0 |
| Best of Midtown Manhattan - Personal Photo Tour | 0 | 0% | 0.0 |
| Tour of Downtown New York w/ Personal Photographer | 0 | 0% | 0.0 |
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Great Fun!!! Great Memories!!!
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| Tue, Mar 9 11:45 AM | Rmlewis3000 | Male | 30-39 | Domestic Tourist(s) | Family Without Children | |
| This tour was a great way to see the city. Marc was very knowledgeable and gave great tips for our stay. I would recommend this tour to anyone that wants to see as much of NYC as possible and have their memories captured with photos! | ||||||
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Fantastic!!!!
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| Thu, Feb 25 11:00 AM | jacky1970 | Female | 30-39 | International Tourist(s) | Group of Friends | |
| Marc was great, we had to postpone our tour due to the worst snow storm in New Yorks history, but he managed to fit us back in 3 days later and I am so glad he did. Best bit of our holiday and some fantastic memories. | ||||||
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You must give this a go!
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| Thu, Feb 25 8:00 AM | macdaddy | Male | 40-49 | International Tourist(s) | Unspecified | |
| I've visited New York City a number of times and it's still my favourite city in the world. What I was looking for on my latest trip was something different to do and see and learn about the great city. I found Phototrek Tours and was introduced to Marc and easily had the best days of our trip with him. His knowledge of the city was second to none and helped me fill in the blanks in the knowledge I already had. The photographs he took during our tour were very professional and his flexible approach helped shape a unique and memorable day. | ||||||
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Absolutely Awesome
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| Fri, Feb 19 9:00 AM | sbindertdk | Female | 30-39 | Domestic Tourist(s) | Couple on a Date | |
| Absolutely amazing. It will be the best thing you will do on your trip to NYC. Marc met us promptly at our hotel at the designated time. He is very personable and helpful. Marc taught us some new tricks to the subway, recommended some amazing restaurants, and was overall a nice guy. Oh and the pictures! The pictures are amazing. We got our CD ahead of the time we had agreed on and had a blast looking at all of them. I posted them on my facebook page right away and was overwhelmed by the positive comments our friends made. We highly recommend. If you're like us you look at the reviews before you buy. I promise you will love this tour! Do it! Do it! Thanks Marc. We are highly recommending you to our friends coming in July! | ||||||
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EXCELLENT
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| Sun, Feb 14 11:45 AM | Ohdileke | Female | 30-39 | International Tourist(s) | Couple on a Date | |
| We've had a great time with Marc. Seen a lot, got inside info and brilliant pics! If we had to recommend 1 thing in NYC it would definitely be Phototrek tours. Marc, we love you forever. | ||||||
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Amateurish - OVERRATED
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| Sun, Feb 14 8:30 AM | jeanlim | Female | 30-39 | Local | Couple on a Date | |
| Firstly I am a local New Yorker. I booked a phototour for the pure simple reason of wanting to have couple pics with my boyfriend (also New Yorker) of the city. Personality: Starting from our initial email correspondences, Marc did not leave a positive impression. His email tone wasnt friendly and he was not an accomdating person. I made it clear my purpose was more to take good professional photos and not so much of a NYC tour thus I asked if I could request specific locations in the city (which is of significance to us) which he is not willing to accomodate. During the 2 hour phototour, he came across as very brash. Furthermore, he got several key facts of the city wrong and he is a tourguide?! Professional skills: the photos did not come out well at all - any person with a digital camera would have done a better job. 80% of the photos - either us would have our eyes closed or looking away. i can understand a few pics here and there might turn out like that because of the spontaneity but when so many pics came out so bad, I started really questioning his professionalism. He definitely seemed to go through the motion than concerned about if we are having a good time or if the pictures turn out well. NOT recommended. A waste of money. | ||||||
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UNBELIEVABLE! This tour was 10 on a Top Ten Chart!
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| Sat, Feb 13 11:45 AM | jgalmel | Female | 60-69 | Domestic Tourist(s) | Other | |
| I was in New York CIty with my grown daughter and two daughter in laws this past week end. This was their Christmas present from my husband and I to them. They had never been, I have several times before. Ofcourse, I had NEVER been on such a wonderful, educational, lively, professional, and personal experience like this. Marc Samuels was our photo tour guide. What a gentleman, what a photogrpher, and what a sweet man. He took care of us, he made sure all of our needs were met, and he took some of the greatest shots of the most interesting and important parts of the city. I have a great camera, and love to take photos, but I was included in all of these pictures. That's a first, because I usually take the pictures, but I don't ever get to be in them.. Well this time was different and the pictures were the best.....Thank you to Zerve and thank you for sending Marc to us. He's one of New York and Zerves' best....... I reccommend this tour to anyone and everyone!!!!! Yeah New York!!!! | ||||||
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Awesome
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| Fri, Feb 12 11:00 AM | DianneWhite | Male | 30-39 | Combination | Group of Friends | |
| Our tour guide Marc was wonderful, not only was very knowledgable, he was friendly and funny. He took the time to listen to our requests, make great suggestions and give us much more information about the city that I am certain any other tour guide would have since we were full of questions. Marc's photographs were great!!! It really captured the fun we had. In addition, when it was time to go, Marc made sure that we got a cab, suggested a great place for lunch, WE TOOK HIS SUGGESTION AND WE LOVED IT. Ended up staying for a few hours and enjoying discussing the tour and the cites. I would definately recommend this tour again and, if you could ask for Marc it would be even better!!!! See ya next time New York!!! | ||||||
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Great Photos! Awesome Tour!
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| Thu, Feb 4 12:15 PM | llarsen1 | Female | 30-39 | International Tourist(s) | Couple on a Date | |
| What a great time we had on this tour! Wow! New York is an exciting city and this is such a fun way to experience it. I mean, how often do you have someone personally escorting you around town taking photos of you everywhere you go? I'm sure people thought we were some kind of TV stars or something! And these aren't just ordinary photos that you can have a stranger take, we were in the middle of Times Square with cars zipping all around us, and on the Blooklyn Bridge and Mark made it look like we were the only ones there, and we even got pictures of us in our subway car! I was truely amazed when we received our photos how good we looked in them! We received more photos than I thought we would and I have so many I want to frame. But really, it's not just about the pictures, the tour itself is a blast. We covered so much in a short period of time (wear comfortable shoes!) and Mark really did a great job helping us choose a good itinerary for us. We wanted to go to Brooklyn while we were in NY and he gave us great advise about what to do in Brooklyn and where to eat there, and even took time out after our tour to show us how to get there, and what to do the rest of our trip in NY. I can't decide which I like more, the photos or the tour. I loved them both! It was a great experience, I highly recommend it to everyone! Thank Mark! | ||||||
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Awesome second time on tour!
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| Tue, Feb 2 8:00 AM | TroyJones | Male | 30-39 | Domestic Tourist(s) | Couple on a Date | |
| Marc is a gem. I was called on business to NY on short notice, so my wife decided to come along for us to make a vacation out of it. We didn't have time to plan our activities, so we decided to book a Phototrek tour since we had such a great time during our last trip there. New York is a big and dynamic city, so we wanted to explore different neighborhoods this time. Marc did not disappoint! As expected, he met us on time and was ready to take us on an adventure! We went to lots of places that we hadn't had a chance to explore on our last trip, and it was great to go there with someone who knew the city. As before, we learned about what was going on around town, and some of the fun shops and galleries to visit. We were lucky - it was Restaurant Week! We were told about where to make reservations at some awesome restaurants, and also where to buy 1/2 price broadway tickets without waiting in line. I really wish there was something like this in every city. There is absolutely nothing like exploring a new place with a native, and seeing New York with Marc is like having an old friend greet you. The pictures were great, and I expected that. We have some pics from our last trip hanging in our home that we get a lot of compliments about. To me, this is money well spent. If I'm ever in New York again, I'm booking another phototrek tour! | ||||||
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Amateur photographer for a professional price.
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| Sun, Jan 24 11:00 AM | DefyMcBeth | Female | 30-39 | Domestic Tourist(s) | Family Without Children | |
| Although some of the photos taken on this "tour" were some of my favorite of our vacation, they were no better quality than others taken by strangers we handed our camera to on the street. Yes, the photographer had a nicer camera than ours (though not a professional camera), but many of the photos he took were out of focus. One of the locations we went to had no usable photos. Also the web site suggested that there would be many famous locations included in the photos when actually there were only three. In that location there was not time enough to even look around. The photographer took no time to get to know our likes and dislikes or interests. He shot his "stock" spots but did not even point out the large "clump" of my hair that was across my forehead until the last few pics of the entire shot. Many of the photos would have been great if not for that one detail. As far as a "tour" this was anything but. The photographer spoke incessantly about the subway and how to use it (despite my husband telling him he had lived in the city in the past). He did not let us get a word in edgewise, not even to speak to one another. When we did ask about landmarks other than the most famous, he did not know anything about them. Overall, I would call the photographer amateur while, for the price, one would expect a professional. It was nice to have someone to take pictures of us together without having to ask a stranger to do it, although we accomplished this quite easily on our own by asking other tourists to take pics of us with our camera. If I had known ahead of time that it would be that easy I would not have booked a photographer. Because of that and the amateur quality of many of the photos, I would not recommend this service. | ||||||
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GREAT TOUR!!!
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| Sat, Jan 23 11:00 AM | DeannaB | Female | 20-29 | International Tourist(s) | Group of Friends | |
| This tour was awesome! Mark was a great tour guide. He gave us a couple of options when we started the tour of which direction we would like to take things, and we saw quite a few places in a very short time. Its a good thing we are fast walkers! Mark taught us how to use the Subway, and we are pros by the end of the day. Our pictures turned out great, and he had them to us by the morning after our tour. I would highly reocumend this tour! We had a great time and Mark gave us a great taste of NYC. | ||||||
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This Tour Was A Blast!
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| Fri, Jan 22 11:00 AM | nicole119 | Female | 30-39 | Domestic Tourist(s) | Couple on a Date | |
| My husband and I took the 2-hour Best of New York walking tour in January and we loved every minute of it! We had so much fun visiting all of the landmarks and having our pictures taken along the way. Marc was very fun to work with and made sure that we were happy with the route that he had planned out before we started walking. We absolutely LOVED the photos! They were a great mix of different poses, backgrounds and artistic styles. We could not be happier that we did this tour and would definitely recommend this to anyone looking to capture unforgettable memories while visiting New York! | ||||||
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Fantastic ! a proposal we will never forget !
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| Sun, Jan 17 11:00 AM | charliebray | Male | 20-29 | International Tourist(s) | Couple on a Date | |
| A must do for anyone going to New York - Marc was so very helpful and informative ! I proposed to my girlfriend whilst on this tour and had emailed Marc previously to discuss setting etc. Everything was just perfect and we have fantastic photos to treasure forever ! It was helpful to do this at the begining of our visit as we found our way around more easily and Marc also showed us how to use the metro . We have fantastic photos in times square, Brooklyn Bridge and of course Central Park where Marc certainly made the right choice of setting - all perfect and thank you Marc for making this such a special time for us. Ria and Dan | ||||||
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Marc needs clones in other cities!
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| Thu, Jan 7 12:00 PM | jas0202 | Female | 30-39 | Domestic Tourist(s) | Couple on a Date | |
| This is the best idea, and I wish there was someone like Marc in every tourist destination that we have visited. He was very friendly, very knowledgeable, and most of all very talented! Our pictures were fantastic and we got way more than the advertised 75 pics for the 2 hour tour. We wished we would have done a longer tour to see even more! If we are ever in the city again, we will do another tour and see more places with Marc. I will (and have already) recommend this tour to anyone who makes a trip to NYC. PS...thanks for the tutorial on navigating the subway system, Marc...we were professionals at it after the tour and got around so easily! Jill and Nick from Nebraska | ||||||
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