{"id":11521,"date":"2022-02-07T03:47:37","date_gmt":"2022-02-07T03:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/7-worst-travel-photography\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T10:42:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T10:42:36","slug":"7-worst-travel-photography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/7-worst-travel-photography\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Of The Worst Travel Photography&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My friend recently uploaded a new Facebook photo. It was effectively a photo nice photo on the beach and she was meant to be on it but all you could see was about 1 third of her. Considering that her arms were open wide, all you could see was an arm, a leg, part of a backpack and a whole lotta beach! I had to ask what was going on. Turns out she asked her better half\u00a0to take a photo of her on the beach and that&#8217;s what he ended up taking. In defiance (or solidarity), she decided to put it up as her Facebook profile photo and I absolutely love it!!! It has made me laugh so much &#8211; especially so knowing the context! I figured I would have to trawl the interwebs to find some of the worst travel photography &#8211; photos so bad, they&#8217;re good!<\/p>\n<p><em>N.B.: This is a light-hearted post and not meant to be taken seriously! I am guilty (as is Lloyd) of taking many a rubbish photo &#8211; the worst part is that they look good on the DSLR screen (not even okay or just average &#8211; they actually look good!) until you get home, check them out properly on a computer and slowly realise that masterpiece of yours is no better (perhaps even slightly worse) than a blurry drunk dance-floor\u00a0photo on your iPhone you didn&#8217;t even realise you took&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>But I digress&#8230; Here are the 7 photos we found on the interwebs.<\/p>\n<p>1.) <strong>The &#8216;almost&#8217;&#8230;<\/strong> (so close&#8230;..saaaaaah close!)<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1892\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Manfred-Kaempa-s.jpg?resize=1000%2C665&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"7 Of The Worst Travel Photography (3)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Manfred-Kaempa-s.jpg?w=1100&amp;ssl=1 1100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Manfred-Kaempa-s.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Manfred-Kaempa-s.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n2.) <strong>The secret narcissist.<\/strong> Who needs the pyramids when you have this view, eh? (Hehe!)<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1890\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/clark-bishop-1-s.jpg?resize=1000%2C750&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"7 Of The Worst Travel Photography (5)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/clark-bishop-1-s.jpg?w=1100&amp;ssl=1 1100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/clark-bishop-1-s.jpg?resize=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/clark-bishop-1-s.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n3.) 4.) and 5.) <strong>The blur effect.<\/strong> Part art, part &#8216;I-forgot-it-on-manual-focus&#8217; but\u00a0mostly crap.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloglovin.com\/blog\/4289795\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1894\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/San-Fran-46-Edit-s.jpg?resize=1000%2C666&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"7 Of The Worst Travel Photography (1)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/San-Fran-46-Edit-s.jpg?w=1100&amp;ssl=1 1100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/San-Fran-46-Edit-s.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/San-Fran-46-Edit-s.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloglovin.com\/blog\/4289795\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1893\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/sample-bad-photo-s.jpg?resize=1000%2C666&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"7 Of The Worst Travel Photography (2)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/sample-bad-photo-s.jpg?w=1100&amp;ssl=1 1100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/sample-bad-photo-s.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/sample-bad-photo-s.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloglovin.com\/blog\/4289795\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1891\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/img_1572-s.jpg?resize=1000%2C666&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"7 Of The Worst Travel Photography (4)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/img_1572-s.jpg?w=1100&amp;ssl=1 1100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/img_1572-s.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/img_1572-s.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n6.) <strong>The &#8216;gotta-have-that-photo&#8217; one&#8230;<\/strong> Great idea. Poor execution.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloglovin.com\/blog\/4289795\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1889\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/7408172142_5e9191bfd5_o-s.jpg?resize=1000%2C1333&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"7 Of The Worst Travel Photography (6)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/7408172142_5e9191bfd5_o-s.jpg?w=1100&amp;ssl=1 1100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/7408172142_5e9191bfd5_o-s.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/7408172142_5e9191bfd5_o-s.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n7.) <strong>The party one&#8230;<\/strong> Just put the camera down.\u00a0You&#8217;re waaaay too drunk to be taking photos anyway.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloglovin.com\/blog\/4289795\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1888\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2013-10-31-20131025_182149_028-s.jpg?resize=1000%2C734&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"7 Of The Worst Travel Photography (7)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2013-10-31-20131025_182149_028-s.jpg?w=1100&amp;ssl=1 1100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2013-10-31-20131025_182149_028-s.jpg?resize=300%2C220&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2013-10-31-20131025_182149_028-s.jpg?resize=1024%2C751&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My friend recently uploaded a new Facebook photo. 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