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AMaji wrote:
I do find the attitude of keeping locations a secret to be selfish. ... I am just amazed by us photographers who want to keep their photos unique and hence refuse to share the locations in fear that their images will become a cliche.
Sorry, but that's nonsense. It's not about taking a unique photo that no one else will be able to reproduce - no "Me, myself and I" attitude. It's about protecting a location from the masses that would follow you if you would reveal it. How many negative examples do you need? Proxy Falls, Cape Kiwanda and Painted Hills in Oregon, Cape Tribulation and Kakadu National Park in Australia, Katmandu in Nepal. I've known many of these places long before they were overrun by tourism. If I compare then and now, I could cry every time.
AMaji wrote:
I believe the tourists bring one important thing to the economy of that region... money!
Yes, unfortunately, that's what it's all about. Profit. Selling state park land in Bandon to develop a coastal golf course, wind turbines on Steens Mountain, killing off cormorant colonies in the Columbia River, ...
-Phil
Edited on May 28, 2015 at 10:20 AM · View previous versions
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