monkic

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[–] monkic 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] monkic 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is actually discussed in the article, which states that the raising awareness effect of zoos is very very small compared to its entertainment effect on individuals.

 

Image description: a bowl of incense sticks sits on a table facing the sea outside of Pulau Ubin

[–] monkic 2 points 1 year ago

Thank you! 🙇‍♀️ this is the vegan ramen store at Team Star Lab in Kyoto!

 

Image description: a silhouetted figure queues up at a ramen outlet bathed in warm light

[–] monkic 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I actually do and that’s why I’m a bad street photographer hahaha. Nowadays I do try to ask for the quickest consent by waiting before I click the shutter and making sure the subject sees me (and maybe making hand gestures like pointing at the camera and then doing a thumbs up)—some will see and go on their day, some will pose, and some will protest, at which point I stop and apologise. I know by doing this I lose the “spontaneity” of street photography that street photographers love so much. I also have friends who are more of “shoot first and ask for consent later”. Otherwise most street photographers I know personally or read about do seem to feel like they can take strangers’ photos with no qualms.

 

Image description: an orange crane platform stands in front of a building called The Working Capitol while a tall residential skyscraper Pinnacle@Duxton looms in the background

 

Image description: a glimpse through the windows of a Kyoto Starbucks—at the center of the frame is an old man reading a book.

[–] monkic 2 points 1 year ago

Thank you so much for your kind words 🥹🙇‍♀️

 

Image description: close up of oranges amongst green leaves in the Imperial Palace, Kyoto

 

Image description: a photo of a stairway corridor bisected by a handlebar bathed in morning sunlight

 

Image description: an old man sits under the shelter of Buddha Tooth Relic

 

Image description: an SMRT train stops beside the green Buona Vista MRT station in Singapore with an overcast sky as background

 

Image description: a living room consisting of a sofa and coffee table in front of a blue-curtained window bathed in golden light that also contours the outlines of the furniture