What do these masks in the photos symbolize?
Photographs of Hidden Spain
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#12What do these masks in the photos symbolize?
Some info here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capirote.
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#13I hope nobody thinks these shots are somewhat representative of the country, even when they were taken(70's and 80's). At first glance I thought they were taken in the early 60's at most.
(Yeah, I know the "hidden" it's in the title itself and should warn about generalizing what's being shown, but still).
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#14i really do not like magnum. They were the ones responsible for google removing the save image link in google image search.
Professional photographers haven't had an easy time protecting their work in the digital/internet age. I'm guessing you don't believe their craft has any value that can't be easily replaced by a hoards of amateurs with digital image collection devices in their pockets and crowdsourced curation. Even then, you'd have to admit that people who were making a living at this thing and were forced to abandon it by changes i…
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#15I hope nobody thinks these shots are somewhat representative of the country, even when they were taken(70's and 80's). At first glance I thought they were taken in the early 60's at most. (Yeah, I know the "hidden" it's in the title itself and should warn about generalizing what's being shown, but still).
I am from Galicia and shot #3 is definitely not representative from Galician Carnival. Galicia is a gorgeous destination, especially during Summer, but don't expect to have the kind of fun that the guy in photo #3 is having :-) Here are a couple of videos that provide a much better representation of what Galicia currently is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG1hkCzefL0 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtUqecPNXgI
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#16i really do not like magnum. They were the ones responsible for google removing the save image link in google image search.
Professional photographers haven't had an easy time protecting their work in the digital/internet age. I'm guessing you don't believe their craft has any value that can't be easily replaced by a hoards of amateurs with digital image collection devices in their pockets and crowdsourced curation. Even then, you'd have to admit that people who were making a living at this thing and were forced to abandon it by changes i…
inability to right-click+save some how protects their work?
Photographers achieve success not due to successful prevention of users from downloading images they've made available on the internet. Skills, marketing, client-base, luck, are things that determine whether photographers are successful.
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#17I think you can find peculiar people in every country.
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#18I hope nobody thinks these shots are somewhat representative of the country, even when they were taken(70's and 80's). At first glance I thought they were taken in the early 60's at most. (Yeah, I know the "hidden" it's in the title itself and should warn about generalizing what's being shown, but still).
I am from Galicia and shot #3 is definitely not representative from Galician Carnival. Galicia is a gorgeous destination, especially during Summer, but don't expect to have the kind of fun that the guy in photo #3 is having :-) Here are a couple of videos that provide a much better representation of what Galicia currently is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG1hkCzefL0 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtUqecPNXgI
You can definitely find popular festivals in Galicia where getting drunk is the main goal, if that's your thing. I'd say it's a waste of time, though, given how beautiful and great Galicia is. Better to get wasted closer to home.
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#19Earlier quoted context omitted.
Professional photographers haven't had an easy time protecting their work in the digital/internet age. I'm guessing you don't believe their craft has any value that can't be easily replaced by a hoards of amateurs with digital image collection devices in their pockets and crowdsourced curation. Even then, you'd have to admit that people who were making a living at this thing and were forced to abandon it by changes i…
inability to right-click+save some how protects their work? Photographers achieve success not due to successful prevention of users from downloading images they've made available on the internet. Skills, marketing, client-base, luck, are things that determine whether photographers are successful.
>inability to right-click+save some how protects their work?
There was a time, not long ago, when photographers (and apparently some courts) thought this would keep people from appropriating work without permission.
In the end, it's a very minor inconvenience that can be easily bypassed. I'm not sure why it would inspire so much ire from anyone.
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#20Happy to see a photo of La Alberca. It's probably one of the most beautiful places in Spain, full of traditions, but very often forgotten by Spanish people, because it's isolated from the rest of the country and nowadays too few people live there. That may be the reason that it's still a magical place for some of us.