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“visitors have a role to play in publicising conservation work on the island, but they must take more care when taking photos.”

Photographers at puffin hotspot Skomer Island are crushing birds to death to take the perfect picture, says wardens.

“Locals were “outraged” that within an hour of the Sydney woman’s fatal fall, thrill-seekers were back on the site”.

Post-accident, we uncovered so much is the hype, opportunistic tour operators offer tours to Sydney’s most Instagrammable locations to get the same dramatic shot that others died trying to achieve.

Visitors ruin Australian Botanic Garden, Mount Annan's iconic paper daisy display taking there 'Selfish selfies'.

Native to Western Australia, paper daisies are rarely seen outside the state but every year the Australian Botanic Garden has a sprawling display of white, pink and yellow paper daisies that draws hundreds of people to the site.

Does a united photographic and social media industry all sharing positive messages of education hold the key to actually making a difference?

This canola season we emabarked on a different approach to the growing problem. The result, well we would love to hear what you think.

Journalist Jackson Graham covers the InstaFame project about Beech Forest. The article talks about the project started last year with @rmitphotography and was part of the exhibition and how Beech Forest is being effected.

“People who are treated as if they are uneducable almost invariably become uneducable” - Kenneth Clark.

A meeting with a light painter and urban photographer led me to question, how can you actually reach someone that doesn’t see what they are doing is wrong?

“Selfies Have Led to 259+ Deaths Since 2011” - Petapixel

It has been widely reported that selfies cause more deaths these days than shark attacks. Now a new study has provided new facts and figures on how at least 259 people have lost their lives while trying to capture smartphone self-portraits since 2011. So why are we still risking it all?

“Feel the fear and do it anyway” Unknown

Would you have a photo on rock that has a life span of less than 10years? What if were were 3 years into that life span? The journey to Wedding Cake Rock in Sydney where Park NSW is struggling to counter act the selfie invasion.

“Inconsiderate, rude behaviour drive me crazy, and I guess the inconsiderate rudeness of social ineptitude definitely fuels my work.” - Cindy Sherman

Helensburgh has unlimited potential as a tourist attraction, but how can we combat rouge tour operators that treat our landmarks as a rubbish tip?

“If the path before you is clear you’re probably on someone else’s”

The ever changing landscape, but did I expect this at a beautiful little cavern in Tasmania? How can we stop this from happening further?

“DANGER! Many illegal activities in progress. Enter at your own risk.”

A simple trip in search of canola hunters along the Geelong and Bellarine Peninsula, Victoria left me wondering “Are the risks worth it?” and those willing to break the law and put so many unknowing people at risk.

“Tell someone they can do anything and they won’t know what to do. Tell someone what they can’t do and they’ll know exactly what they want to do.” - Humans…

Have fences at our landmarks just become another conquest for visitors to tick off?

“Once exposed, a secret loses all it’s power.” - Ann Aguirre

The once Secret Falls buried deep within the Mt Wellington National Park, Tasmania was once a stunning lush waterfall, but is fast being trampled to death by a steady flow of Instagrammers.

“The greatest danger in life is not to take the adventure” - Gregory Leigh Mallory

A trip to the Mornington Peninsula ends up asking more questions then answering them. Are the risks really worth it on one of Australia’s most dangerous coastlines.

“The Discipline of photography increased my awareness of the landscapes beauty and made me appreciate more clearly the value of the wilderness.” - Peter Dombrovskis

Have we really become all so selfish that we would destroy the environment for a photo just so we can become instafamous?

“ The wildlife and it’s habitat cannot speak… So we must and I will” - Theodore Rooseveldt

A scouting mission to one of Victoria’s most loved tourist attractions to see what locals have referred to as a growing problem, so how do we change the behaviour?

Author: Andy Hutchinson (Sublime South)

Beauty spots across the world are being ruined thanks to a new generation of photographers who care only about their standing on social media and not about the landscape they exploit.

“By failing to prepare you are preparing to fail” - Benjamin Franklin

It often surprises me the risks that one takes and that they are grossly ill prepared for the conditions that they are presented with. Cuts and bruises are just the tip of the iceberg.

“You’re either part of the solution or you’re part of the problem” - Eldridge Cleaver

Buried deep in the Wombat State Forest, you may just find Trentham Falls. Victoria’s highest single drop waterfall is one of Victoria’s natural wonders. But am I and have I really just contributed to the problem?

“The colour red is the first colour of Autumn. It the real colour of rebirth of the beginning” - Andie Condie

Visiting the Macedon Ranges over a weekend, I could not believe how many people I saw flow through the streets. Thousands upon thousands.

“There is something incredibly nostalgic and significant about the annual cascade of autumn leaves” - Joe L. Wheeler

The autumn leaves draws crowds from near and far, but are residents voices being heard as the impact takes a toll.

Author: Kieran Stone (Project RawCast)

This article is mainly a rebuttal to an article by @Tassiegrammer, which can be found here. It is a great topic that is worthy of discussion and I completely understand the many valid points he makes in the article.

Author: Tassiegrammer (Project RawCast)

Landscape & travel photographers, I am sure we have all done this before – we find the most incredible, scenic location, photograph it, share it onto our social media profiles, add as many hashtags or account mentions as we can in our captions hoping to get it re-shared by larger accounts therefore amplifying the images and our own personal reach.