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Famous Austrian tourist spot raises a fence to stop people from taking selfies

May 23, 2023 by Dunja Djudjic 5 Comments
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A gorgeous little Austrian town Hallstatt has set up a fence to stop tourists from taking selfies. No, it’s not that the toen leaders are mean – but they are facing severe issues due to a flood of tourists coming to take their perfect Instagram photos.[Read More…]

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New Zealand tourist dies taking a selfie on a moving train in Thailand

Dec 29, 2022 by Dunja Djudjic Add Comment
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A tragedy struck this Tuesday when a New Zealand tourist tried to take a selfie. The man was leaning out of a moving train in Thailand, trying to take a photo of himself. He sadly lost his balance, plunging 33 feet (10m) to his death.

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The ten best photo spots in Paris

Dec 5, 2022 by Jefferson Graham Add Comment
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Look up any list of the most photographed cities in the world, and Paris is in the top 3, usually along with New York and London. And for good reason: every street is a work of art.

Even if the Eiffel Tower has been photographed millions of times, we all bring something new to it. And besides, how can you tell the story of visiting Paris without seeing the Tower? It is the symbol of the city, even more than Big Ben of London or the Chrysler building of New York.

The Tower looms over the entire city, but where to go to get the best shot?

We just spent two weeks in Paris, producing the latest episode of PhotowalksTV, and we have a few ideas about photographing the Tower and other Paris icons.

Let’s break it down, with ten tips for Paris’s best.

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Iceland hotel offers a free 10-day stay in exchange for your photos

May 10, 2022 by Dunja Djudjic Add Comment
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Traveling to Iceland is a dream come true for many landscape photographers. Sadly, it can be quite costly to travel and stay in this beautiful country. But hey, if you can’t afford it, you can win it – and all you need are your photography skills.

Hotel Rangá in Iceland is looking for its first official midnight sun catcher. The hotel offers you a ten-day stay (plus the flight fees), and you “pay” by photographing Iceland’s Midnight Sun.

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Russians are traveling hundreds of miles to take a selfie in this place

Apr 1, 2021 by Dunja Djudjic Add Comment
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If the coronavirus pandemic hasn’t closed people inside their homes, it has at least closed them inside their countries. In other words, we can only travel without crossing a border. But people in Russia are lucky to live in a huge country with lots of things to visit. And during the pandemic, Lake Baikal in Siberia turned out to be particularly popular. People from all over Russia travel for hundreds, even thousands of miles only to take a selfie at this truly incredible location.

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New Zealand’s Wanaka Tree, the most Instagrammed tree in the world, vandalized with a saw

Mar 19, 2020 by Dunja Djudjic 1 Comment
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I’ve never heard of a tree more popular than “That Wanaka Tree.” Sadly, such huge popularity has attracted all sorts of people to the fragile willow, not all of them with good intentions. It was discovered yesterday that someone had vandalized the tree and cut several large branches with a saw or a chainsaw.

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Could now be the time to take photos of Venice as Coronavirus concerns leave the city empty?

Feb 28, 2020 by Dunja Djudjic 18 Comments
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The outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus has been affecting the lives of both individuals and businesses. It’s left Wuhan and Shanghai look like ghost towns, and it’s had some of the biggest trade shows canceled. The virus has spread to Europe, and it’s left one of the most crowded and the most photogenic places empty, too – Venice, Italy.

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Video captures the moment a woman almost falls into the Grand Canyon while shooting a photo

Nov 8, 2019 by John Aldred 9 Comments
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Stupid selfie risks seem to be on the rise, leading to ever-increasing bans on places where you can shoot. But being stupid while shooting photos of others is also pretty common. This video shows the moment when 20-year-old Emily Koford was photographing her mother at the Grand Canyon and almost slipped straight off the edge.

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Hanoi’s Long Bien Bridge is a new dangerous hotspot for selfie-takers

Nov 6, 2019 by Dunja Djudjic 8 Comments
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It’s not even unusual anymore to see people risking their lives and health for Insta-worthy photos. But in the light of a recent tragedy, when a teenage boy got killed by a train, it’s saddening and alarming to see people still taking photos on train tracks.

The place that got under the spotlight lately is Long Bien Bridge in Hanoi, Vietnam. Tourists have swarmed the bridge lately, many of them taking photos on train tracks. They also weave through heavy traffic to get the perfect photo, putting the lives of themselves and others in danger.

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Tourist bad behavior prompts Kyoto’s Geisha neighborhood to ban photography

Oct 28, 2019 by Dunja Djudjic 11 Comments
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Tourism in Japan has increased dramatically over the past few years. And as we all know, not all tourists are respectful towards the places they visit. Kyoto’s historic Gion district has been struggling with bad tourist behavior. As a result, Kyoto has banned photography from all of Gion’s private streets and properties.

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