Poverty Tourism.

A line in the essay by Eduardo Galeano on Salgado's work got me thinking -' [...] the tourism' of poverty[...]'. There have been too many photographers starting out who are fascinated by 'Poverty'. And they try their best to produce 'beautiful' photographs of sad poor people. I myself suffered a similar affliction. But I have realized that, this is in a way an act of exploitation, where utility is extracted from misery. These days, I steer clear from such a subject matter.