This man is probably a local just doing his daily job and was photographed while doing it.
We as tourists do not often ask permission to take these photos, nor do the people hardly ever get paid if this photos are used in major publications.
We often assume because these scenes are unusual to us, we can take them as part of our tour experience.
We don't think we are invading someones privacy.
Social media has made us even more aware of protecting our image, but we don't think of that, often times, when traveling.
One of the people I was walking with stopped to take a picture of this group without asking permission.
The young lady in the background waved a finger at us and said, "No, no, you pay".
My travel companion was a little offended by her request, but once I got to thinking about it, it seemed perfectly reasonable.
My friend walked away and missed this wonderful photo all because he didn't like that the 'tourist attraction' asked to be paid.
We often forget that these people are not here for our benefit but are just going about their lives.
Lesson learned.
I never thought of what I was doing when taking random pictures of people, but you're right. If you mean to take a picture of a special isolated person or group, you should ask permission! :)
ReplyDeleteThat's a great photo for the theme and made better for the story behind it.
ReplyDeleteGood point. I've not done any travelling of that kind myself though so have never really been in that kind of situation. And when taking 'street photos' in my own country I usually don't zoom in too closely on strangers.
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