According to a musing on SvD's Travel Blog, it is usually the man who holds the camera on holiday. This makes us wonder. Is there really such a gender difference when it comes to holiday photography, and if so, why?
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On SvD's Travel Blog has this musing: "An estimated 99 per cent of all the heterosexual couples I see while travelling have one thing in common: it's the man holding the camera.
Age and nationality don't matter - holiday photos are taken almost exclusively by boys, men and old men." It then asks two questions: 1) Why is this the case? and 2) How does this affect posterity's image of contemporary holidays?
Who holds the camera in your organisation?
In our case, we both hold the camera. Peter likes photography and takes great pictures. On holiday it's still quite often me who grabs the camera (maybe because I have the blog in mind). So now I'm a little curious ... who is holding the camera with you? Have you noticed any male "photographer dominance" and if so, how do you think it affects?
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Catherine in Asia says:
Wow, how surprised I am!!! In my circle of acquaintances it is probably the women who hold the camera... Where was the study done? and in which environments was it done... I'll have to go to the source you named....
26 May 2012 - 8:56
Maggan and Ingemar says:
In our house it's mostly me holding the camera. I also have a sister who is always the one taking pictures. Sometimes the husband takes the camera too, so I don't think that survey is accurate.
Have a nice Pentecost
26 May 2012 - 9:30
Across the board says:
I don't recognise that at all. Of course, Göran can take a picture now and then, but 99% of all photography is done by me and my daughters.
And in answer to the above question under the picture - It must be the waiter, because you Helena are well and truly powdering your nose 😉.
26 May 2012 - 9:35
admin says:
Katarina in Asia, yes, I think it is often, at least as often, the women who hold the camera. But this is not a study, just a SvD blog's observation...
Maggan and Ingemar, there seem to be several who do not think this is true... Wishing you a nice Pentecost weekend!
Many people don't recognise themselves in this! And as for the picture, well, it must have been ... the male waiter, of course ...
😉
26 May 2012 - 17:30
Mr Lars Permelin says:
The one who might not be so hungry?
26 May 2012 - 18:23
Seniors Speculate says:
In our house it is fairly equal, so we each have a camera. I also think it's boring if you're always "missing" from the pictures. In addition, you look at things in different ways. Do not think that the survey is completely fair. Have a nice Pentecost weekend. 3 M
26 May 2012 - 21:04
Ingela says:
Yes, in our house I take the pictures. Sometimes I am "not there" on holidays. Hugs Ingela
26 May 2012 - 22:54
Frankie & Co says:
In our house it is also female "photographer dominance" and I usually hold the camera 🙂 .
27 May 2012 - 6:54
admin says:
Seniors Speculating, well above all it's sad if the same person is missing all the time... happens to us from time to time!
😉
Ingela, it has happened to us too... nowadays it's probably mostly me who "hasn't been there"....
Frankie & Co, it's getting a bit hard to believe this observation from the SvD blog... it seems to be quite common for women to hold the camera!
27 May 2012 - 8:35
Ama de casa says:
Before the blog, it was mostly Anders who took photos (but I also took some, obviously, because he is in the pictures 😉 ).
Now I'm reluctant to let go of my camera, and I don't leave my flat without it in my pocket.
Blogging makes you take pictures of the strangest things...
🙂
28 May 2012 - 17:15
admin says:
Ama de casa, well, that's how you recognise bloggers... they pull out their camera and take pictures of things that others would never think of taking... like the lunch sandwich.
😉
28 May 2012 - 22:33
s p i n d e l t j e j e n says:
We both hold the cameras 🙂 Mostly I would guess anyway. Peter takes mostly animals and nature while I take surroundings and people 🙂 .
29 May 2012 - 0:47
Yvonne & Svenne says:
In our house it is me, Yvonne, who is usually behind the camera. Maybe it's because I do NOT like to be in the picture! You are one of the few who have had me immortalised in pictures 😉.
29 May 2012 - 20:43
admin says:
The spider girl, I recognise that you might be photographing slightly different things!
Yvonne & Svenne, oh now I am really flattered to have achieved this feat!
😉
29 May 2012 - 21:35