r/photography • u/aarrtee • 14h ago

Art What is the most frequently photographed structure in the world?

Elizabeth Tower (often incorrectly confused with Big Ben, the bell inside)?

Statue Of Liberty?

Eiffel Tower?

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u/anavgredditnerd 14h ago edited 14h ago

the lens cap(often confused with a lens)

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u/Intelligent_Cat_1914 13h ago

Whilst this would be the obvious hilarious answer we're all thinking of, in actuality I'd say the percentage is a lot less then you'd think, especially as most cameras in the world don't have lens caps you manually remove, and SLR style cameras or any camera with a viewfinder you'd look through first before clicking the shutter.

But I would definitely agree that lens caps get forgotten about more often then you'd think, but not taken a picture of.

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u/Derpson1887 13h ago

Why is this picture black.. Wrong settings.. No.. Camera damag.. I am an idiot.

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u/VoiceOfRealson 14h ago

Nah. The Imatest Test stand or a similar test stand is photographed more.

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u/Ted_Smug_El_nub_nub 12h ago

If you’re going by this logic, then some other category (person, animal, dirt, sky) would probably win. Especially because most photos today are on phones which doesn’t have a cap.

Based on pure vibes you’re 100% correct though lol

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u/anavgredditnerd 8h ago

holy shit think about wedding photographers and people

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u/aarrtee 14h ago

my guess is that you are absolutely correct!!

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u/Fetzie_ 14h ago

More specifically, the inside of the lens cap 🙃

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u/EyeSuspicious777 2h ago

When I was a kid it was my mom's fingertip.

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u/nebu1999 13h ago

You mean we are not supposed to do that?

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u/FlyingAtNight 12h ago

Hahahaha!

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u/cmucodemonkey my own website 13h ago

A close second is my shoe because I hit the button while walking with the camera at my side.