Show respect People who live in poor surroundings may not like being photographed. You probably wouldn t like to pose alongside your garbage. So maybe you shouldn t ask other people to do so. If you are doubtful, imagine yourself being photographed by a tourist in similar circumstances in your own home town. It makes the subjects feel as though they are in a human zoo.
Photos taken through glass are generally so bad that they are discarded very quickly anyway.
Avoid the stereotypes Many tourist photographs are similar to those in picture postcards, or books or magazines. Third World countries are usually stereotyped as poor and backward. There is indeed a good deal of poverty. But there is much more besides and your pictures should try and reflect this.