Instagram Is Ruining Vacation
Photography is an incredible way to experience a new location.
It isn't ruining vacations, its redefining them.<p>In Laos, I met a young munk named Khao at the top of Phou si in Luang Prabang. He kindly posed for a photo, and then we had a conversation. He gave me his email, and I sent him the photo later on.<p>The "perfect photo" isn't the goal. Memories and being able to share our awesome travel experiences with friends and family is.<p>I find these types of criticisms of photography just part of the hipster "backpacker mentality": I'm better than the mainstream. I don't visit the same tourist destinations like everyone else. I eat the local food and not at touristic restaurants. I see a sunset and I don't upload it to Instagram.