Image Metadata Guides

Short, plain-language explanations of image metadata: what EXIF, IPTC, XMP and C2PA are, what they store, and how to deal with them.

• What Is EXIF Metadata?

  EXIF is the metadata most photos carry from the camera or phone that took them. Here is what it stores, where it lives, how to view it, and how to remove it.

  1 September 2026

• How to Remove GPS Location From a Photo

  Three ways to remove GPS location from a photo: phone settings, built-in photo apps, and a browser tool that removes the metadata from a copy of the file.

  1 September 2026

• What Is Image Metadata?

  Image metadata is the information stored inside an image file alongside the picture. Learn the main types — EXIF, IPTC, XMP, C2PA — and how to remove them.

  1 September 2026

• What Is C2PA?

  C2PA is the provenance standard behind Content Credentials. Learn what a C2PA manifest stores, why images carry one, and how metadata removal handles it.

  1 September 2026

• AI Metadata vs AI Watermarks

  AI metadata lives in the file and can often be removed. AI watermarks live in the pixels and cannot be removed by metadata cleaning. Here is the distinction.

  1 September 2026