Click to Share: Patterns in Tourist Photography and Sharing

Abstract

Differences between tourists in photographing and photo‐sharing behaviours have been under‐researched. We examined the influence of geographic origin and travel group composition on tourist photographing and sharing. Questionnaires were used to measure photographing and sharing frequency, while participant observation afforded a deeper examination of sharing processes. Findings showed differences in photography behaviour between solo and accompanied tourists. Tourists from some continents also took and shared photographs more frequently. Observations uncovered processes connecting sharing, photographing, and content of photographs. As user‐generated content becomes increasingly influential in tourism management, attention to origin, group composition and other individual differences can help engage tourists in photographing and sharing. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Emotions as core building blocks of an experience

“…At the same time, the notion that emotions play a crucial role in shaping an experience has led other researchers to focus on emotions as the relevant experiential variable to measure. This research includes several cross-sectional studies (Nawijn et al, 2013;Nawijn & Fricke, 2015;Gillet et al, 2016;Konijn et al, 2016) and a handful of longitudinal studies based on daily diary data (Coghlan & Pearce, 2010;Mitas et al, 2012;Nawijn et al, 2013;Lin et al, 2014). Using questionnaires to measure constructs, a number of studies have employed a multidimensional approach, adding other cognitive and behavioral measurements (Mumm & Mutlu, 2011;Van Schaik & Ling, 2012).…”

User-Generated Social Media Events in Tourism

“…Participant observation is also a recognized method in tourism, with special utility for tourism research in areas such as tourist satisfaction / dissatisfaction, behaviour and management questions [59] as well as in the observation of tourist groups or events [58]. Specifically, participant observation has been used to analyse tourist behaviour in relation to photography [43,45] and online photo-sharing [60]. This technique is considered as being a microethnography [60], which analyses social and cultural interactions in an organized context or particular situation.…”

“…Specifically, participant observation has been used to analyse tourist behaviour in relation to photography [43,45] and online photo-sharing [60]. This technique is considered as being a microethnography [60], which analyses social and cultural interactions in an organized context or particular situation.…”

Towards an Analysis of Tourists’ Smartphone” Photography

“…The more abnormal the pictures taken, which are good ways to show, the more influence may be exerted on the people concerned [13]. Photo-sharing behaviors are followed by photographing; but the division between these two has gradually been curtailed and hampered, with the development of social media and cloud computing [14]. Tourists "click to share", thus photography is to sharing what means to end [14].…”

“…Photo-sharing behaviors are followed by photographing; but the division between these two has gradually been curtailed and hampered, with the development of social media and cloud computing [14]. Tourists "click to share", thus photography is to sharing what means to end [14]. The broad sense of photography should involve the usage of the photos.…”