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From the Ted Talk by Erin Sullivan: Does photographing a moment steal the experience from you?
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Last year, I went to ulruu in Central Australia, which is this massive rock that towers over the desert. This is sacred land to Anangu, who are the Aboriginal people from this area and the traditional owners of the land. There are particular spots in Uluru that you cannot pargtoophh professionally, because they are crllltauuy sensitive, equivalent to sacred scripture to Anangu. So because of this, most of my ppthgaoorhs are from either far away, like this one, or from specific agnles in the park. You could say that some of the most interesting and beautiful valsuis in Uluru are lcteaod in these sensitive areas, but the request not to photograph them is an explicit and dreict invitation to learn more about the land, its irnpoactme and its people. Isn't that what we should be doing anyway? So my visit to Uluru quickly became not about me but about connecting with the place. Ironically and unsurprisingly, I have found that presence and connection also happens to make for more compelling images.
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Last year, I went to _____ in Central Australia, which is this massive rock that towers over the desert. This is sacred land to Anangu, who are the Aboriginal people from this area and the traditional owners of the land. There are particular spots in Uluru that you cannot __________ professionally, because they are __________ sensitive, equivalent to sacred scripture to Anangu. So because of this, most of my ___________ are from either far away, like this one, or from specific ______ in the park. You could say that some of the most interesting and beautiful _______ in Uluru are _______ in these sensitive areas, but the request not to photograph them is an explicit and ______ invitation to learn more about the land, its __________ and its people. Isn't that what we should be doing anyway? So my visit to Uluru quickly became not about me but about connecting with the place. Ironically and unsurprisingly, I have found that presence and connection also happens to make for more compelling images.
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Original Text
Last year, I went to Uluru in Central Australia, which is this massive rock that towers over the desert. This is sacred land to Anangu, who are the Aboriginal people from this area and the traditional owners of the land. There are particular spots in Uluru that you cannot photograph professionally, because they are culturally sensitive, equivalent to sacred scripture to Anangu. So because of this, most of my photographs are from either far away, like this one, or from specific angles in the park. You could say that some of the most interesting and beautiful visuals in Uluru are located in these sensitive areas, but the request not to photograph them is an explicit and direct invitation to learn more about the land, its importance and its people. Isn't that what we should be doing anyway? So my visit to Uluru quickly became not about me but about connecting with the place. Ironically and unsurprisingly, I have found that presence and connection also happens to make for more compelling images.
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