Any travel photographer, or traveller in general, will tell you how important it is that you respect the locations you are exploring. This applies as much for natural environments as it does for sacred manmade spaces, and it’s the latter of these that are having to ban photography because of rude tourist photographers who are ignoring this fundamental rule. According to Naver Matome and Kyoto Hotel Search, more and more Buddhist temples in Kyoto are banning photography because of the way photographers are acting while on the premises. These beautiful locations beg to be photographed, but not only are some tourists bothering those who are visiting the temples on pilgrimage, some are going so far as blocking walkways with tripods and walking through gardens that are off-limits to get unique perspectives.
Posted on: Tue, 09 Dec 2014 01:02:15 +0000