Antelope Canyon and the Blurring Lines Between Commerical and Editorial Photography

3,282 views · Published 16 March 2015 · 16:00 · Indexed 21 September 2026

Channel: Brendan van Son · 2015 · Travel & Events

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To read more about the debate, and see the images from Antelope Canyon, check this out: http://www.brendansadventures.com/the-blurring-lines-between-commerical-and-editorial-photography-with-images-from-antelope-canyon/

The Outside Online article I mentioned: http://www.outsideonline.com/photo-galleries/outside-lens/Blinded-By-The-Lens.html

The other day, I had the chance to get into Antelope Canyon, a photographer's dream location in Page, Arizona.  A bit before arriving, I found out I would need to get a commercial permit for photography inside Antelope Canyon.

Thus, I started thinking that it was a bit of an interesting argument.  I mean, what is commercial photography these days.  So many things can be used to sell products.  With social media and things like YouTube, the line between commercial photography, and editorial or personal use, has become blurred.
In this video, I take you through a bit of the discussion well also showing you some of my own images from Antelope Canyon.

Antelope Canyon was a dream location to do photography, and the debate about the definition of commercial photography is an interesting one.  Do you have an opinion?  I'd love to hear it?

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