Why do people shoot terrible, generic hotel artwork landscapes? Why do we want to be Thomas Heaton instead of Robert Adams?

What makes Japan such an desired place for photography? I'm really trying to understand the hype around it. When I visited of course the size of Tokyo itself opens lots of opportunities but I quickly notice that it gets repetitive rather fast. All muh taxis look the same, the buildings have a pattern that repeats a lot. If you've seen a few shrines/temples.. in the end they all look the same. Even if you visit other prefectures you won't see much of a difference. Whenever I see camera vlogs or flickr uploads in Japan I now tend to skip because it's always the same.

My current number one location would probably be Germany. Still safe enough to bring your camera with you, every state has it's own architectural style. Towns are usually a comfy mix between old medieval houses in the center with grim 60s bauhaus constructions that look really odd. Also home of Leica where this sort of everyday compact photography started.

What do you think? What's your prefered location?

No refunds edition

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Did they really need this much lighting, I mean, come on!.

Well nobody else is gonna so here we go, here's a RAW/EDIT thread.
I've provided some of mine, a few of which I've edited in the past but also a few I've never touched. Links:

>Daylight Landscape with Semi-Challenging Lighting.
https://files.catbox.moe/9lc3dk.CR3
>Backlit Wildlife (bin chicken) Scene. I was never happy with any edits.
https://files.catbox.moe/ctd0mg.CR3
>Interior Low-Light Figurines.
https://files.catbox.moe/l1fmr2.CR3
>Panning Motorsport Scene.
>also pic rel own edit
https://files.catbox.moe/c84va5.CR3

>This thread is less about the merits of a particular photograph, and more about how to edit and change them. CONSTRUCTIVE feedback is great, but aimless shitflnging is for the other threads
>I wholly encourage more of you to post RAWs, as I enjoy giving it a crack myself, as do some other anons otb
>Use catbox.moe to link uploads as there is no way you will upload your RAW with the board's anemic 5MB limit
>If you post a RAW, thank you.
>If you post an EDIT, it's handy to give a quick run down of what you did, how much NR/sharpening etc., and what software you used.
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What makes pic related so uncanny and unpleasant to look at? Is it the lack of shadows? Why would a photographer go for such effect?

Posting all his series.

Posting first:
Early Works

(SELECT WORKS)

1984 - 1987

If it is pleasurable, why is kitsch considered worthless?

I have been contemplating buying a real camera for years, but never managed to figure out which camera and which lense to get.

/p/ always discourages me further, with their very mean comments, gate keeping, recommendations of only cameras that are not in production anymore, etc

Why are you people like this ?