Photographers that perish while photographing

**K(s)evin** · 07-20-2021, 02:52 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by nicolpa47

I agree your initial comment, but don't just blame the phone camera. I well remember, on my favourite beach, a photographer with a "proper" camera backing away from the sea. He caught his foot on a rock and fell. Fortunately, all was well, but if he had banged his head in the fall, it could have been very different. A basic rule of life is "look where you're going", we forget it at our peril.

Walking can indeed be a perilous undertaking. Even without a camera.

**tranq78** · 07-30-2021, 03:46 PM

Oops.

YouTuber Albert Dyrlund Dies After Falling From Mountain While Filming Video

**RobA_Oz** · 07-30-2021, 04:44 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Joe Schmoo

It's what Charles Darwin observed, natural selection.

Assuming, of course, that they die before reproducing. Is that one of the Darwin Awards criteria? Young men, with limited imagination and an inflated sense of invulnerability, seem to figure prominently in the statistics, so perhaps the gene pool is self-protecting to some extent.

Lord Lucan · 07-31-2021, 01:55 AM

Originally posted by RobA_Oz

die before reproducing. Is that one of the Darwin Awards criteria?

No - the reasoning is that it's better late than never. But you don't need to die to get a Darwin Award, you only need to destroy unintentionally your own capability to reproduce. I'll leave the possible methods to your imagination.

**RobA_Oz** · 07-31-2021, 03:16 AM

Originally posted by Lord Lucan

No - the reasoning is that it's better late than never. But you don't need to die to get a Darwin Award, you only need to destroy unintentionally your own capability to reproduce. I'll leave the possible methods to your imagination.

I’ve read some of the books published, but I didn’t recall the criteria.

**tranq78** · 08-10-2021, 11:34 AM

Here's another one.

“Life should be fun not dumb”

Influencer Sophia Cheung dies while trying to take waterfall selfie in Hong Kong park - National | Globalnews.ca

Sophia Cheung, an influencer who died because of a selfie | Afagoals

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07-20-2021, 02:52 AM - 1 Like	#31
K(s)evin Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Colorado Posts: 476	Originally posted by nicolpa47 I agree your initial comment, but don't just blame the phone camera. I well remember, on my favourite beach, a photographer with a "proper" camera backing away from the sea. He caught his foot on a rock and fell. Fortunately, all was well, but if he had banged his head in the fall, it could have been very different. A basic rule of life is "look where you're going", we forget it at our peril. Walking can indeed be a perilous undertaking. Even without a camera.

07-30-2021, 03:46 PM	#32
tranq78 Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,005	Oops. YouTuber Albert Dyrlund Dies After Falling From Mountain While Filming Video

07-30-2021, 04:44 PM - 1 Like	#33
RobA_Oz Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tasmania, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,197	Originally posted by Joe Schmoo It's what Charles Darwin observed, natural selection. Assuming, of course, that they die before reproducing. Is that one of the Darwin Awards criteria? Young men, with limited imagination and an inflated sense of invulnerability, seem to figure prominently in the statistics, so perhaps the gene pool is self-protecting to some extent.

07-31-2021, 01:55 AM	#34
Lord Lucan Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: South Wales Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,963	Originally posted by RobA_Oz die before reproducing. Is that one of the Darwin Awards criteria? No - the reasoning is that it's better late than never. But you don't need to die to get a Darwin Award, you only need to destroy unintentionally your own capability to reproduce. I'll leave the possible methods to your imagination.

07-31-2021, 03:16 AM	#35
RobA_Oz Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tasmania, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,197	Originally posted by Lord Lucan No - the reasoning is that it's better late than never. But you don't need to die to get a Darwin Award, you only need to destroy unintentionally your own capability to reproduce. I'll leave the possible methods to your imagination. I’ve read some of the books published, but I didn’t recall the criteria.

08-10-2021, 11:34 AM	#36
tranq78 Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,005	Here's another one. “Life should be fun not dumb” Influencer Sophia Cheung dies while trying to take waterfall selfie in Hong Kong park - National \| Globalnews.ca Sophia Cheung, an influencer who died because of a selfie \| Afagoals