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user-inactivated  ·  4082 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What are the most photographed places on Earth?

As has been pointed out elsewhere, Flickr has a western bias. And where are the natural landmarks?

My hometown chimes in at 23rd on their list, somehow. Emo's, which is apparently the second-most photographed location in Austin after the capital, is a dive music venue in the midst of Austin's "strip" that doesn't even technically exist anymore. Amazing place, but seemingly out of place on that list.





geneusutwerk  ·  4082 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The third "location" for Austin is SXSW, which also probably explain's Emo's. I imagine flickr explodes with photos from SXSW.

And yes this all backs up the argument that flickr is a flawed data source, but I think the study is still interesting.