{"id":1778,"date":"2015-05-01T12:14:40","date_gmt":"2015-05-01T20:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/?p=1778"},"modified":"2019-07-12T14:09:00","modified_gmt":"2019-07-12T21:09:00","slug":"saint-petersburg-rooftop-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/saint-petersburg-rooftop-tour","title":{"rendered":"Rooftop Tour in Saint Petersburg &#8211; Unique Experience for Photographers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How about a <strong>lifetime experience in Russia<\/strong>? The easiest way is to take a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.viator.com\/tours\/St-Petersburg\/Rooftop-Tour-in-St-Petersburg\/d908-11498P48\">Rooftop Tour in St Petersburg<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Meet Andrey Markin, our guest photographer in Saint Petersburg today, and here are&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>21 cool photos of St\u00a0Petersburg\u00a0from the\u00a0rooftop<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1070\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Kpbn0zBhSFQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_1779\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1779\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1779 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/10958508_811604408933651_1858014150_n.jpg\" alt=\"rooftop tour in St Petersburg\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1779\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rooftop city view in Saint Petersburg<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1823\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1823\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1823 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Rooftop-fun-in-St-Petersburg.jpg\" alt=\"rooftop tour in Europe\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1823\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rooftop fun in St Petersburg<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>1. Hey Andrey! Tell us a little bit about yourself?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m a student in SUT, Saint Petersburg, I study\u00a0Multichannel Telecommunication Systems\u00a0there. Right at the moment I&#8217;m working on\u00a0my\u00a0geolocation startup.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1824\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1824\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1824 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/In-between-rooftop-climbing.jpg\" alt=\"Private rooftop guide in St Petersburg\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1824\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In between rooftop climbing<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>2. How did you come into photography?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Never was a photographer and never even\u00a0tried to become one. Everything happened when I started exploring\u00a0the steep places and architecture of the city.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1780\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1780\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1780 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/10706786_1548961278707228_410176027_n.jpg\" alt=\"St Petersburg rooftop tour with private guide\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1780\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rooftop photography, Saint Petersburg<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1781\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1781\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1781 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/11023013_888476281210768_1514439161_n.jpg\" alt=\"St Petersburg at night\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1781\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rooftop photography, Saint Petersburg<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>3. How would you describe your style?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Street\/urban photography.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1826\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1826\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1826 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Rooftop-photoshoot-St-Peterburg.jpg\" alt=\"St Petersburg observation platform\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1826\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kazan cathedral in St Petersburg<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>4. Why rooftops?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Roof is sort of magic &#8230; When you climb on them, you feel completely different feeling than on the ground. All these old attics, rusty roofs, towers &#8230; It&#8217;s very fascinating.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve never been\u00a0afraid of heights, i&#8217;m a climber.\u00a0Sometimes it&#8217;s really\u00a0breathtaking, especially when there&#8217;s no attic and you just have to climb to the roof :)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1782\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1782\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1782 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/11208175_884222904956953_1896782873_n.jpg\" alt=\"St Petersburg off the beaten path tours\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1782\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rooftop photography, Saint Petersburg<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>5. What is your true inspiration in life and photography? What\/Who do you admire?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I am very inspired with city climbing, I admire New York. Two of my favorite\u00a0instagrams are\u00a0@heavy_minds \u0438 @insighting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6. Your thoughts when\u00a0photographing?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I take\u00a0all the pictures with my\u00a0iPhone :D I\u00a0love the city lights when the sky is overcast. The idea is to make\u00a0a final picture very clear and at the same time a bit intricate.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1831\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1831\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1831 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Unique-photo-shoot-in-Saint-Petersburg.jpg\" alt=\"Unique photo shoot in Saint Petersburg\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1831\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Palace Square in St Petersburg from rooftop<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1830\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1830\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1830 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Unique-photo-tour-in-Saint-Petersburg.jpg\" alt=\"Unusual St Petersburg\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1830\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">City views of St Petersburg<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1783\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1783\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1783 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/11092981_1448075102152154_2054581716_n-1.jpg\" alt=\"cool experience in St Petersburg Russia\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1783\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rooftop photography, Saint Petersburg<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>7. What was your best photo shooting in <a title=\"10 must see places in Moscow\" href=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/top-10-moscow-attractions\/\">Moscow <\/a>or <a title=\"10 must see places in Saint Petersburg\" href=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/10-must-see-places-in-saint-petersburg\/\">Saint Petersburg<\/a>?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My favorite picture is the picture with a statue of a lion sewn into the house in St Pete, it was very unusual and beautiful. From that moment I realized I should move on in this direction.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1786\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1786\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1786 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/11018359_403850803126125_1971755741_n.jpg\" alt=\"St Petersburg through the eyes of locals on private tour\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1786\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rooftop photography, Saint Petersburg<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>8. I\u2019ve learned the most from&#8230;\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>only my own experience.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1827\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1827\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1827 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Guard-of-the-Town.jpg\" alt=\"cool experience in Russia\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1827\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Guard of the Town<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>9. Which five words would your friends use to describe you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Carlson, roofer, chimney sweep, instagramer, ruftoper-spb :D<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1784\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1784\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1784 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/11084650_1411950975790145_2094847699_n.jpg\" alt=\"St Petersburg for photographers\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1784\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rooftop photography, Saint Petersburg<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>10. What are TOP 3 places you would like to visit in life? Why?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As I mentioned earlier, I love New York to the bone, I want to go there and explore the entire city bit by bit. Second place I will give to\u00a0Sydney, Tokyo would be the third.<\/p>\n<p><strong>11. What kind of <a title=\"Times and Epochs Festival\" href=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/moscow-local-events-times-and-epochs\">events<\/a>, activities, places do you attend in St Pete? What was the latest event you visited?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I do not go to any events.\u00a0The only one I wanted to catch\u00a0was the worldwide Instamit that\u00a0took place in St. Petersburg, but I overslept :)<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve never attended\u00a0any master classes, and my opinion is that the true photographer should come to\u00a0everything himself.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1785\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1785\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1785 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/11189365_1570346366551198_2043794032_n.jpg\" alt=\"Most photogenic places in Europe\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1785\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Panoramic views of St Petersburg<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>12. What is important for you about rooftopping?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Magnificent views, urban vibe, atmosphere.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1828\" style=\"width: 519px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1828\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1828 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/City-views-in-St-Petersburg.jpg\" alt=\"Most photogenic places in Russia\" width=\"509\" height=\"619\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1828\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">City views in St Petersburg<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1829\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1829\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1829 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Sunset-in-St-Pete.jpg\" alt=\"Photo guide to St Petersburg Russia\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1829\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunset in St Petersburg<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>13. What is the\u00a0best rooftop in St Petersburg for city views?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Top city skyline views from the Azimut hotel. Apart from Azimut, it&#8217;d be\u00a0any high\u00a0point on Nevsky Prospekt.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1790\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1790\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1790 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/10724171_361151960752678_1060731580_n.jpg\" alt=\"St Petersburg Photo Guide\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1790\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rooftop photography, Saint Petersburg<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>14. Any fun story from your experience.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Once we were chased\u00a0by a tenant with an ax who was attacking us on one of the rooftops. Psycho :D<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1793\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1793\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1793 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/11077779_744400415658115_1124638478_n.jpg\" alt=\"St Petersburg photo tourism\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1793\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rooftop photography, Saint Petersburg<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>15. In 3 years\u2026\u00a0What will you do?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Photos of roofs. Keep on being a Roof\u00a0Ninja :)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1787\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1787\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1787 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/11055571_738593926261831_1879481739_n.jpg\" alt=\"Photography in St Petersburg\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1787\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">St petersburg adventure tours<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>16. Why do you like Saint Petersburg?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The city has a soul.\u00a0Petersburg is actually a grim city &#8230; Gloomy sky vents something strange into\u00a0the air &#8230; If you woke up one day and realized that you are &#8220;imbued with this\u00a0spirit&#8221; of the city,\u00a0there&#8217;s no way out. It will be with you\u00a0forever.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1788\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1788\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1788 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/11142219_1599699330297887_1185821949_n.jpg\" alt=\"Best views of St Petersburg Russia\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1788\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rooftop photography, Saint Petersburg<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>17. What is most important for you when travelling?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Good weather. Comfort.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1789\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1789\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1789 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/11049371_637619959703592_245860703_n.jpg\" alt=\"St Petersburg photo tour\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1789\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">St Petersburg views of Neva river<\/p><\/div>\n<p>If you are interested in a memorable photo experience\u00a0in Moscow or Saint Petersburg &#8211; here is our\u00a0<a title=\"Phoro tour in Moscow and Saint Petersburg\" href=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/moscow\/tours\/photo-tour-of-moscow\">photo tour<\/a>\u00a0that you can book.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How about a lifetime experience in Russia? The easiest way is to take a Rooftop Tour in St Petersburg. Meet Andrey Markin, our guest photographer in Saint Petersburg today, and \u2026<\/p>\n<p> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/saint-petersburg-rooftop-tour\">Continue<i class=\"icon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1782,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[664],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[705,1540,1543,1536,1541,1534,1532,1537,1533,1531,1530,1539,673,1538,1544,771,1545,910,1542,1535],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1778"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1778"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1778\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6288,"href":"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1778\/revisions\/6288"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1778"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=1778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}