The tourism section of this case study really peeked my
interest because I think everyone is a culprit of this. And by this, I mean travelling to a well-known
area and taking those stereotypical monument photographs that are a “must-see”. Now some people might visit these
landmarks because they are aware of, and are interested in, the historical
value. But many go because it’s a
sight that has been famously photographed countless times before, and they want
to go and photograph it themselves.
As the case study stated, these exotic images are meant to entice
viewers. Branching into the
fashion portion of the case study, fashion photographer’s main goal is to make
the ordinary look extraordinary, and vice versa. So keeping any historical context out of it, what makes
these “go-to” places so captivating to tourists besides having seen them
photographed before?
A quote that
struck me as alarmingly true was, “Tourism creates its own culture for
consumption”. Again, as the case
study states, tourists seek out these sites to photograph for themselves in
order to feel that their trip is complete; therefore, we have created souvenir
stands and cliché restaurants and all the cheesy things to appease tourists as
they capture the perfect shot of an over-photographed location.
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