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| Author: | Hunter, W.C. |
| Title: | A typology of photographic representations for tourism: Depictions of groomed spaces |
| Journal: | Tourism Management
2008 : APR, VOL. 29:2, p. 354-365 |
| Index terms: | tourism promotion image photography |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Photographs are a powerful medium for tourism destination promotion. They are able to cast the natural and cultural resources of a destination in the best light. A photgraph's representational power functionally transforms a place into a destination, into a commodity. This article describes representations as the mechanism of tourism discourses. It joins the discussion on destination image and imagery in tourism theory. The research data consists of photographic representations appearing in promotional tourist brochures and guidebooks collected from 21 destinations. A typology of photographic representations is developed using content analysis. In addition an examination of their social effects in tourism is performed using critical analysis. This typology of photographic representations reveals a highly consistent means of depicting tourism destinations. |
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