A dense crowd moves along a narrow path between very tall bamboo trunks in the Arashiyama bamboo grove in Kyoto.

November 14, 2018 · Digital colour photograph

Tourists in the bamboo grove at Arashiyama, Kyoto

Mx. Granger

Why it matters

The crowded path holds an iconic view and the consequences of its circulation in the same frame, showing tourism as a producer of images rather than their passive confirmation.

Publication
Wikimedia Commons contributor photograph
Holding institution
Wikimedia Commons
Shelfmark
Wikimedia Commons file Tourists_at_the_bamboo_forest_in_Kyoto_2.jpg
Rights
CC0 1.0 Public Domain dedication; the dedication covers the photograph and does not waive personality rights

Citation

Mx. Granger. Tourists in the bamboo grove at Arashiyama, Kyoto. November 14, 2018. Digital photograph. Wikimedia Commons. CC0 1.0.