TMZ Launches Hollywood ‘Selfie Tour’ To Help Tourists Improve Their Photos
TMZ has launched a new "Selfie Tour" of Hollywood to help celebrity-spotting tourists improve their photography.
Tourists’ Gleeful Reactions at Seeing a Volcanic Eruption for the First Time
Photographer Vilhelm Gunnarsson came up with a novel way of documenting the recent volcanic activity in Iceland by capturing the reactions of tourists and visitors to the eruption.
Queen’s Guard Screams at Woman Posing for Photo
A shocked tourist got a brutal telling off for touching a Queen's Guard's horse as she was posing for a photo in Whitehall, Central London.
Selfies and Smartphones are Making These Photographers Obsolete
The growth of the digital "selfie" culture has had a devastating effect on local photographers in India, who frequent popular tourist sites and have historically earned a living from offering their services to tourists.
Selfie-Takers May Be Spreading COVID-19 to Gorillas
The next time you find yourself wanting to take a selfie with a gorilla, you may want to think twice: a new research study has found that tourists who try to take pictures with wild mountain gorillas could be putting the animals in danger of getting COVID-19 and other diseases.
Safari Camp Uses ‘Crocodile Snap’ Photo Prank to Scare Tourists
Here's a little comic relief for your Friday. In a recent video, the folks at Top End Safari Camp in Australia showed how they use one of their crocodiles to scare the daylights out of tourists while they pose for a group photo.
Young Chinese Couple Found Dead Near Iconic Iceland Photo Spot
A young Chinese couple in their early 20s was found dead last week near the famous DC-3 plane crash site in Iceland: an iconic photo spot frequented by photographers and tourists alike. Authorities say there was no sign of foul play, and believe inclement weather is to blame.
Easter Island Statues Threatened by Nose-Picking Selfie Shooters
Easter Island is a World Heritage Site that's famous for its nearly 1,000 moai statues, and throngs of tourists flock to the island each year to visit the giant-headed monuments. But those statues are now being threatened by tourists whose goal is to shoot selfies of themselves picking the heads' noses.
Moose Drowns After People Crowd to Take Pictures
A moose drowned in Vermont this weekend after a crowd of people trying to take photos of it scared the animal into Lake Champlain.
Photographer Tells Off Tourists Ruining Everyone’s Photos in Hawaii
Thomas Heaton became everyone's hero recently when he decided to tell off some inconsiderate tourists ruining everybody's view of a lava flow in Hawaii's Volcanoes National Park.
The Reality Behind Photos of National Park Landmarks
After our first visit to Yosemite National Park, my girlfriend and I have made it our goal to try to visit as many National Parks as possible. It's partly because of how beautiful and varied the parks are from one another, and partly because of the escape from the everyday noises that we find while out there.
Dangerous, Idiotic Photographers at the Cliffs of Moher
I arrived in Ireland a couple days ago, and I have been taking plenty of photos along the way. I’ll post them in future articles, but there is something more important to discuss for now: the dangerous, idiotic behavior I saw at the Cliffs of Moher.
The Ugly Side of Wildlife Photography
Wildlife and their habitat are facing a new threat—from unethical practices deployed by a new breed of nature photographers. An exponential surge in the popularity of nature photography is unknowingly altering species behaviour and creating habitat disturbances.
Photographer Composites Photo-Happy Tourists into Unusual Panoramas
Every year, millions of tourists flock to Banff National Park in Canada to see and photograph the gorgeous landscapes. Photographer Meghan Krauss was fascinated by the crowds of tourists shooting selfies and other photos in these pristine locations, so in 2013, she began to shoot panoramic photos of those spots and then composite large numbers of tourists into a single frame.
Portraits of Lost Olympic Tourists
The subjects in portrait projects are often selected for something they all have in common. The people seen in Brooklyn-based photographer Caroll Taveras' project You Are Here have this in common: they were lost at the Olympics. Commissioned by Mother London, Taveras finds tourists at the Olympic games who are hopelessly lost, and then guides them to their desired destinations in exchange for a portrait.