[BUG] exif_read_data function not found

I have the same issue. After updating wp-gpx-maps from version 1.7.02 to 1.7.03 (WordPress 5.6.2, PHP 7.4.15) NextGEN Gallery pictures are no longer shown on the map and for every single picture this error message is thrown:

Sorry, exif_read_data function not found! check your hosting.

Although the gallery has 18 pictures the above error message is thrown 19 times and it seems that the property_exists part of line 41 in wp-gpx-maps-utils-nggallery.php and the introduction of the try… catch loop are causing these errors:

if ( is_callable( ‘exif_read_data’ ) && is_object($p) && property_exists($p,”imagePath”) ) {

I *believe* the errors were introduced with https://github.com/devfarm-it/wp-gpx-maps/commit/b86fbf4eca9fae545e876c0a300474511fa37cb1#diff-b188931986d3d535048a13589265970cf29e015d5a2cd7cadf2a50b59ad62e09