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mk · 4569 days ago · link · · parent · post: Tourist Snapshots [fyi 2 classy but NSFW boobie pictures]

That was a very nice piece.

But...

Every photo you take is an editorial decision about a given moment of reality.

That is why I hate taking photos. I have to force myself to do it when we travel, and I am always trying to balance a desire to have some visual record, with the desire to just forget about pictures and enjoy the moment.

I'm going to die, and my memories will pass on. It might be nice for my ancestors to have a few images, but those moments will really only exist for me and the people I shared them with.

Maybe I want a little photo robot that can follow me about an take a few pictures now and then.

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insomniasexx · 4569 days ago · link ·

When I go on vacation I try to take one photo of the night or the place I visit right when I get there and then enjoy the rest of the day and not worry about photos after that. If I meet some weird guys I'll take another picture but I don't force it. This way, I have the memories and the photos. The worst thing is when you spend the entire day taking pictures and never see it for yourself with your own eyes. I only have about 200 pictures of Australia, each at a separate place and that's fine with me.

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thenewgreen · 4569 days ago · link ·

I used to take the train from White Fish Montana to Ann Arbor Michigan. One time on the trip I met a mexican muralist that had been commissioned to paint a buildings wall in the US. He was done with the mural and was traveling around. I had a fifth of whiskey with me and we drank it together and played cards. It was a fun time, he was hilarious and had a bunch of great stories about traveling around the world painting. As a thank you for the whiskey, he drew a portrait of me. It was a great remembrance of the trip, way better than any photo.... and I somehow misplaced it. I cannot find it anywhere. Such a bummer.

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mk · 4568 days ago · link ·

On a warm summers evening, on a train bound for Ann Arbor, I met up with the muralist; we were both too tired to sleep. So we took turns a staring, out the window at the darkness, til boredom overtook us, and he began to speak.

He said, son, I've made a life, out of painting people's faces...

Dang, it gets tough there. And I almost got to the part about whiskey.

That is a wonderful thing about travel. You connect with people so much more readily.

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thenewgreen · 4568 days ago · link ·

Thanks for that mk, I've held some disdain for that tune for a long while now but you've erased that with one fell swoop.

I agree about how much easier it is to connect with people when traveling. I have some of my fondest memories from trips I took when I was younger. I find it's easier to have these chance encounters when I travel solo though. Have you found any truth in that?