We had a fantastic experience on this New York photo tour with Marc and would highly recommend it to anyone visiting the city. The tour took us through some of New York's most iconic locations including Central Park, SoHo, and the spectacular Brooklyn Bridge. Even though it was busy, the photos look like we were the only ones there! What made the tour really special was how personalised it felt. Marc shared lots of local knowledge, insider tips and advice on navigating the New York subway, which gave us the confidence to explore independently for the rest of our trip. The highlight was undoubtedly the photography. Marc knew all the best spots, angles and hidden gems, resulting in photos which captured wonderful memories of our time in New York. A brilliant combination of sightseeing, photography and local insight.
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- Subway Tips and Tutorial to make the most of your time and save you transportation expenses in NYC
- 75+ photos from the tour delivered via zip-file and photo gallery no later than 48 hours after tour
- Customized, private NYC walking tour with a licensed guide and professional photographer.
- Invaluable insights & knowledge about NYC from a native
- Personal orientation to New York City so you can get the most out of your stay
Excludes
- Subway MetroCard
- Hotel Pick Up. To ensure we maximize our time & photos, meeting location detailed on voucher is best
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- The New Victory Theater, 209 West 42nd street, Between 7th & 8th Avenues, (Theater has steps on two sides), Meet at the entrance of the New Victory Theater box office, Directly Across the Street from Aladdin.
Itinerary
One of the most iconic, photographed places in the world. NYC theater district.
843 acres sititng in the middle of a bustling city. One of the most picturesque locations in all of New York.
Lovely tree lined streets with iconic NYC brownstones and townhouses.
Spectacular interiors for this iconic NYC hotel opened in 1907.
Truly one of a kind. The views of the skyline and the Bridge itself are spectacular and a must if visiting New York City.
One of the more off the beaten path locations in NYC, the area features streets lined with townhouses and brownstones. Wonderful dining and shopping as well. Can be an option on the tour.
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Reviews
AWESOME.Vatican City really so Nice
Our tour guide Marc was amazing. He was full of energy & kept us highly engaged throughout the tour. I would definitely suggest booking with him.
Phototrek tours was a great experience! My best friend and I booked a tour with Marc. The photos are awesome and will last a lifetime. If you are going to Manhattan, NY, book this privately guided photo tour with Marc. You won’t be disappointed!
Second time using this company. We had a tour with Marc many years ago and was so good now we are back with our kids recreating the same memories and photo opportunities. We done the 3 hour tour, which flies by and you get so many areas packed in. With Marc showing you the tips and tricks of the subway etc we got around very swiftly. To top it all off , we had all our photos sent to us in super quick time (next day) which meant we could share our memories with others while still in NYC. Definitely recommend 10/10!
Amazing and enjoyable experience. I highly recommend booking!! Three generations together in NYC with a lifetime memory.
Great high-quality photos to capture our memories, and so enjoyable to hang out with Marc for 2 hours. Highly recommend!
Absolutely amazing tour and worth every penny. Booked a fair bit in advance and gave Marc the places we wanted to see. Met him around 15 mins walk from our hotel and started off. First time square. The Central Park. Grand central station. Brooklyn bridge and dumbo. Marc knew his way around. Taught us how to use subway and gave so many tips and so much advice. Would highly recommend
While the price may seem high, it's a real bargain when we take the experience as a whole. In addition to getting a personalized walking tour of some of the most iconic New York spots, we got a terrific batch of professional photographs. A professional photographer knows how to get the best poses and shots. These ones you see here of us on the Brooklyn Bridge make it look like we were the only ones there. The picture could easily be a post card. The knowledge we learned during the tour by itself made the day worthwhile, too. Marc knows his stuff and he is also flexible to work with. Definitely want to work with him again. For others, this is something I could consider to be a must-do. Worth every penny and then some.
We did a New York photo tour with Marc and he was absolutely terrific. He knew all the iconic spots, the hidden gems, and exactly where to stand to get the kind of shots you frame, not forget. His knowledge of the city is unreal, and he made the whole experience fun, relaxed, and genuinely memorable. He gave us local tips and taught us how to catch the Subway. If you want someone who actually knows what they’re doing (and won’t leave you with dodgy angles and double chins), Marc is your guy. Highly recommend this tour.
Marc was great. Fun way to experience different neighborhoods, and be able to get pictures together.
Our guide and photographer Marc took us for a detailed tour through lower Manhattan. He had fantastic knowledge and local perspective of the different boroughs. Absolutely recommended this experience for anyone looking for great memories on New York.
Marc was FABULOUS! In addition to the stunning photos he took, the tour was amazing. It was a first time visit for all of us and he showed us areas we would have never seen or found without his help. He gave us an overview of the subway, which allowed us to navigate more confidently. I highly recommend his service and would 100% book him again !
Excellent tour with Mark! As a professional photographer, he knows all the right places and takes pictures you wouldn’t think of. But on top of that, he also helps reviewing your plans for visiting the city, swapping not-do-good places with better options. So best doing this at the beginning of your visit!
We were referred to Photo Trek Tours by friends who had done it previously - this is a MUST DO experience - and highly recommend doing this on the front end of your trip. Our photographer Marc was amazing - we chose Central Park, Brooklyn Bridge and then asked Marc to recommend our final spot (Greenwich Village - fantastic). He's local and really knowledgeable about NYC and also gave us great subway tips. Our pictures are beautiful (we now have our holiday card pictures done) - Marc's really a pro at setting up great shots at each location. We were very happy with our experience, and would recommend to anyone coming to NYC. And, your pictures far exceed anything you could do on your own!
Marc was an excellent tour guide and professional photographer! His deep knowledge of the city gave us the confidence to navigate with ease, making the rest of our trip even more enjoyable. I highly recommend booking this experience early in your visit to take advantage of the insights and tips he shares. The photos were incredible. Marc captured so many amazing shots we wouldn’t have been able to get on our own. We loved exploring neighborhoods like Soho, Noho, and Greenwich Village, as well as seeing the Brooklyn Bridge from a unique perspective. Overall, a fantastic experience that was definitely worth it! Highly recommend!
Marc as a guide and photographer made this entire experience so great! He was knowledgeable since he’s a local and we loved that he was so friendly and knew so many people as we did our tour. The views were amazing and we got photos at such iconic NYC locations. Highly recommend Marc!
This is the 3rd time we have done the photo tour with Marc. He is awesome and makes the experience so much fun. Definitely recommend!!!
Such a wonderful experience! We had such a great time on this tour. Marc was excellent and gave such great advice on navigating the city and info on different places in NY. The pics are wonderful and capture sweet moments on our trip. 10/10 would recommend!!
Marc's photo tour was absolutely spectacular. It was a wedding gift from my husband to me to capture a part of our honeymoon. Wonderful experience, super helpful tips & priceless photos that captured very special memories for us. Cannot recommend highly enough - thank you Marc!
A fantastic photo tour. Really enjoyed. Marc was fab and tailored the tour for us. A great thing to do to get your bearings and have some great photos. Marc made it really relaxed and very enjoyable.
For such a high price, the quality is disappointing. Overall experience is rushed and the end product isn't good.
The absolute best way to start off our NYC trip! Marc was easy going, helpful and an excellent photographer all in one! Could not recommend this tour enough! You can pick different places of interests and Marc can recommend places you may be interested in. We ventured around to a few neighbourhoods and we absolutely loved it. It was great to book at the start of our holiday as this shaped the rest of trip and we are so happy with how our photos turned out!! Thank you so much! We will be back again soon and cannot wait to book again!
Extraordinary experience with the guide, very respectful and with a lot of information about the places we visited on the walking tour and on the train.
It was amazing. I can’t wait to get our photos back. The photographer was super nice and took some photos with our phone for us as well.
Outstanding experience. Photographer was great. A NYC local so gave us great tips and took us on a great tour. The pictures he took were amazing. Highly recommend
Could not recommend enough! Marc was an amazing guide! We did this on our second day in NYC and he showed us all the highlights. He took the time explain the subway, making navigation for the rest of the week much easier. Plus made some great recommendations including a great place for pizza when the tour. The photos he took were stunning, and we came away with some many, Marc really made it look like we had the whole place to ourselves. To top it all off he got the full edits to us that same day!
Excellent photo session, highly recommended. Professional tour guide and photographer. In a few hours he will take you to the best spots where you can take spectacular photos in person and at the same time enjoy his recommendations. Unforgettable experience.
Marc was awesome. Very amiable and knowledgeable about New York. He’s a great photographer and made every effort to make each photo the best. Would highly recommend.
We had so much fun with Marc. We got a fabulous tour of NYC and hopefully a bunch of great photos. He graciously took some photos with our own phone which was great for the immediate gratification side of things.
We visited NYC to celebrate our 15th anniversary and wanted to capture some memories, so we hired Marc to help us with this. What a fun day it was! Marc loaded us up with delightful photos and knowledge as we toured the Brooklyn bridge, SoHo, and Greenwich Village. It was one of the best days of the week. Marc is fun, passionate, and a delight to be around. He is professional and full of good ideas. I would highly recommend to book him for insightful knowledge, a fun several hours, and fantastic photos to capture your memories. After all, it is the memories that fill our souls!
This was a truly AMAZING experience. My husband and I are lifelong New Yorkers but we got to see Nee York from a different angle. Our tour guide, Marc was incredible. He made the experience memorable and the photos he took were breathtaking. We took photos on the Brooklyn Bridge with hundreds of people around but in the photos the way he timed and angled them made it look like we were the only people on the bridge. We took photos in several different parts of the city and travelled around on the subway. I would recommend this for everyone that wants to capture unique pictures and create memories.
This was such an enjoyable experience! Marc is a wonderful photographer and tour guide. We saw several different areas of the city, rode the subway with him, and walked on the Brooklyn Bridge. We have great photos of our trip to New York. He even guided us to a great pizza place for lunch after our tour. I highly recommend this experience!!
Wish I could give 10 stars! We did quite a few tours from bus to ferry but this was hands down by far the best experience. Our tour guide was super friendly and very informative. He made getting on the subway a breeze and his knowledge of the city was impeccable. Worth every penny!
The Brooklyn Bridge is amazing! Mark was very friendly. He took us to several interesting places for pictures and shared lots of information on the way. He was accommodating to our slow walking pace. He never made us feel rushed. He is an excellent tour guide. He took some pictures with our phone as well as with his camera. What we’ve seen is excellent. We are so excited to get our photos! I highly recommend spending time with Mark.
We had THE BEST time with Marc. He is so much fun to hang out with and he is an awesome tour guide! Highly recommend this tour. Do it on your first day in the city so you can follow all his recommendations and learn how to use the subway. Also keep your fingers crossed for a cloudy/partly cloudy day. Some of our photos didn't come out very good because it was 100% sunny (no fault of the photographer, it's just hard to take nice photos in bright sunlight!) However, we still had so much fun and it's a day we will never forget! Book it now, do not wait!
Very Professional and knows what they are doing.They know the exact spot where the photos should be taken and will look good.
This was a great way to start our trip to NYC! We went to several different locations and had a great time. Marc was very informative and helpful. We were able to successfully navigate the subway after the tour because of his help. We received an email with our photos before we were home. I can't wait to get our pictures printed. They are wonderful!
What a fun experience and a perfect way to get your whole family into a picture on your vacation rather than having someone missing to take the shot! Marc was super friendly and responsive. We had a group with some older folks and some kids who were already wiped out from a big day or touring NYC and he let us just pick just the areas of town that we were really interested in seeing and went out of his way to be sure that every member of the group had the picture that they wanted (even my 6 year old who desperately wanted a spiderman picture on the Brooklyn Bridge). We will definitely look for something like this again when we travel and hope that we end up with a guide as great as Marc. Highly recommend and many thanks to Marc again for such a great day!
I highly recommend this tour!! Especially if you have never done NYC before. If possible request, Marc Samuels. Marc was absolutely fantastic!!! Not only did he get photos and make sure everything was perfect in the scene; but he also cared about us. He bought us water when it got hot. Asked for our input and took us to all the places we requested. As a side note, he suggested more things for us to do during our stay and we did them all and they were great suggestions!!! Marc was the most knowledgeable tour guide we encountered during our stay in NYC. And his photo eye was spot on! He took the time to capture the best photos!
My second time with phototrek tours. Great tour and photo shoot. Marc is super easy to communicate with and flexible with what you wish to achieve. My 9 year old was super comfortable with Marc immediately and he brought out the poser in him.
Marc was an excellent guide and photographer! He was exceptionally responsive to our needs and we received gorgeous images on the same day! This experience comes with our highest recommendation! Jackie & Stephen
It was a great experience, i have beautiful pictures of myself and i had a great time with Marc! It was money well spent. I will do it again next time i visit NY!
It was perfect. Great advice. Amazing pictures. It was truly a pleasure. Strongly recommend. Our photographer was very attentive and pointed out great scenary
I couldn’t recommend this more. This is such a brilliant idea! You get a true feel for the city and since you’ll already be taking a ton of photos, having a seasoned professional capture these special moments is the best way to go!
Marc was so nice and fun to do a walking photo tour with. He takes you to all the cool sites and does your pics for you while teaching you the subway, neighborhoods, and gives good advice for must dos and donts.
Marc was very professional on the shoot. And he had lots of patience with us since my husband was working while talking pictures. He showed us how to take the subway and took us to great places on the photo shoot. Thanks again Marc. We will get the same package again definitely
We had such an amazing 2 hrs with. Kennedy our photographer and tour guide. Such a lovely gent. Picked us up just off Times Square and took us on a wonderful and informative walk around the sights. Also help us understand the subway making the rest of our hols less stressful. Kennedy knew how to take a good photo aswell!!! After 48 hrs we received some beautiful photos. It was a perfect souvenir of our trip , best way to get photos together without having to find people to take them. Cant recommend this activity high enough.
Marc Samuels, Photo Trek Tours is indead the first tour everyone should take when they first get to NYC!! He gave us a wonderful tour including Time Square, SOHO, and The Brooklyn Bridge! We rode and he educated us on traveling via subway. He took many photos and was very professional, easy to talk to and very knowledgeable!! Worth every penny and more!! Be prepared to walk, talk and be awed!!!
My husband and I wanted more than just selfies on our trip to NYC. Marc Samuels at PhotoTrek Tours was amazing. He was a true New Yorker. We appreciated his knowledge of the city, subway tutorial, and great food and entertainment recommendations. He knew the best photo spots and was patient to wait for the perfect time to take the picture to make it seem like we were the only ones there (we both know that wasn't the case). He took pictures with our phones as well, so we had instant gratification. He also emailed us with the entire photo catalog within 24 hours. Thank you, Marc. This was a great experience!
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