Photerra is a social travel app. Instead of switching between Google Maps, Instagram, TripAdvisor, and your group chat, you find spots real travelers shared, plan day-by-day itineraries, and book what you need — all in one place.
Photos, not business listings. Every spot on Photerra is a real picture a real traveler took, geotagged to the exact coordinate. If someone took the time to post it, it's probably worth your time.
We seed cities deeply before expanding to new ones. A useful hub has hundreds of spots, not dozens. We'd rather be the best app in eight cities than a shallow index of a thousand.
No sponsored listings disguised as recommendations. No inflated reviews. No "suggested" spots that are really ads. The ranking is the ranking.
Planning a trip shouldn't mean twelve open tabs across Google Maps, Instagram, TripAdvisor, and your group chat.
It shouldn't mean scrolling past sponsored results to find the bench at sunset, the turn in the trail where the view opens up, or the café with the good light.
It should mean opening one app, seeing what real people actually loved about a place, and building a trip from those spots — together with the people you're going with.
That's what we're making.
Software engineer — previously at Meta, Virgin Orbit, and Prosper Marketplace. David built Photerra end-to-end: the iOS and Android apps, the AI trip planner, and the backend that powers it all.
Outside of Photerra, he works with small businesses on technical SEO and performance. The common thread: making it easier for real people to find real things they care about.
— David, on why Photerra
Photerra is an early-stage company seeded with real content. Here's what we've built so far.
Real, geo-tagged spots across eight cities and parks — each one posted by a real traveler.
Live on both stores. Free to download, free to use, no account required to browse.
A trip planner that builds day-by-day itineraries from real community spots — not generic lists.
Deep-linked partners: OpenTable, Resy, Skyscanner, Booking.com, Airbnb, Uber, Lyft.
We're in the stage where your feedback actually changes the product. If there's a city you wish we seeded, a feature you wish we had, or a spot you wish was on the map — tell us.
Or reach us directly at info@photerra.com.
