PHOTOGRAPHIC TOURISM AND DIGITAL TRANSITION: FROM PANDEMIC RESILIENCE TO THE AGE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. - This paper first examines photographic tourism, a niche within Special Interest Tourism, during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Drawing on qualitative interviews with 16 professional photographers, it investigates how the crisis acted as a catalyst for digital transformation within this niche. The findings reveal that social media, online workshops, and postproduction courses have become key tools for overcoming the crisis and uncovering future opportunities. However, these findings suggest the need to update the theoretical framework of photographic tourism to better account for the long-term impact of digital transformation, from the changes triggered by the pandemic to the emerging influence of Artificial Intelligence.
TURISMO FOTOGRAFICO E TRANSIZIONE DIGITALE: DALLA RESILIENZA PANDEMICA ALL’ERA DELL’INTELLIGENZA ARTIFICIALE
gian pietro zaccomer
2024-01-01
Abstract
PHOTOGRAPHIC TOURISM AND DIGITAL TRANSITION: FROM PANDEMIC RESILIENCE TO THE AGE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. - This paper first examines photographic tourism, a niche within Special Interest Tourism, during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Drawing on qualitative interviews with 16 professional photographers, it investigates how the crisis acted as a catalyst for digital transformation within this niche. The findings reveal that social media, online workshops, and postproduction courses have become key tools for overcoming the crisis and uncovering future opportunities. However, these findings suggest the need to update the theoretical framework of photographic tourism to better account for the long-term impact of digital transformation, from the changes triggered by the pandemic to the emerging influence of Artificial Intelligence.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
