Small format photography banned at Yosemite

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(FAKE ARTICLE)

from Personal Articles, 1996 by Vik Muniz. via Blake Andrew's blog
 

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It smells of fake to me... they speak of film, but the average Joe is digital only. The penalty seems too much to be true, and, to be honest I think politicians don't know what the heck mens "small format" photography...
 
"Many beavers were found dead last year after attempting to swallow discarded film containers in the woods" ....

As much as I can understand the financial situation of the park administration, the above statement doesn't make much sense to me in the "digital age". 10 years ago it would have been reasonable but last year ? :rolleyes: Why not asking for an entrance fee ?
 
I was looking for the "April 1" date, but I kept thinking back to the report I heard this morning on NPR about Californica being broke and I thought for a minute ... :)
 
Google is your friend.

http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/art-of-illusion/Content?oid=1064949

Art Of Illusion
Master Of All Materials Vik Muniz Visits The Center For Creative Photography.
by Margaret Regan
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Muniz is so prolific, and so imaginative, that he sometimes breaks out of his weird-drawings and photographs routine, as though even his catholic list of drawing materials is too confining. The series Personal Articles consists entirely of fake news stories that Muniz wrote and illustrated, had printed up on newsprint by a co-conspirator with a printing press, and distributed for public consumption. One piece, which he headlined "Small Format Photography Banned at Yosemite," details the heady fines and jail time that now await the hapless amateur photographer who takes snapshots at the exhaustively photographed national park. It's a pure lie, of course, yet Stainback says the news made it onto at least one radio show and was accepted by listeners as truth. The work's a poke at the ubiquity of photography, America's most popular amateur art form, and a sly commentary on the authority lent to the media.
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No problem. When I go there soon, I'll be burning 35mm film, while lashed to the side of El Cap (Zodiac, Tangerine Trip, Mescalito routes). I saw no mention of Police Lizards...

Russ
 
Russ said:
No problem. When I go there soon, I'll be burning 35mm film, while lashed to the side of El Cap (Zodiac, Tangerine Trip, Mescalito routes). I saw no mention of Police Lizards...
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Good to see you around again, Russ. You've been scarce lately!

Don't be such a stranger! :)
 
The problem with this article is that it is TOO fake. At that point, it ceases to be humorous. States have no authority to regulate photography in National Parks.
And it is difficult to take the California legislature seriously under any conditions.
There is plenty to lampoon about California politics, especially its Governor.
 
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