At Home Abroad
Posts tagged with tourism
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Art or Act?: The Ethics Behind a Photograph
Stilt ‘fishermen’ off Sri Lanka’s southern coast. One of the more interesting debates in documentary travel photography is the use of local artisans to portray ‘authentic’ experiences. In nearly every corner of the world, traditional ways of life are giving way to the economic realities that rising costs of living,…
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Siargao: Tourism Exemplar or Coal Mine Canary?
Siargao Island (pronounced “shar-gow”) has received a fair amount of tourist attention in recent years, particularly the town of General Luna. In 2008, then-president Gloria Arroyo initiated the Super Regions Program, aimed at increasing economic activity through infrastructure improvements and tourism development. A longer runway was built at the Siargao…
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