Travel like you have a local friend in every city. Skip the tourist traps and capture better memories. Every week, Flytographer founder Nicole Smith shares insider secrets from her global community of passionate local photographers. Hear inspiring traveler stories, hidden gems, photography tips, and local perspectives you won't find in any guidebook. Like why Florence in the fall is so magical, the best beaches to capture family photos in Hawaii, where to really get the tastiest, flakiest croissant in Paris and what coffee shop the locals actually go to. Discover how to experience destinations through the eyes of locals who call these places “home.”

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